1 O ye who are walking in pathways drear,
O’erburdened with sorrow, oppressed with fear,
The world cannot comfort nor give you cheer;—
Take Jesus, for He know the way.
Refrain:
Take Jesus, for He know the way;
With Jesus you never can stray;
In weal or in woe,
Wherever you go,
Take Jesus, for He know the way.
2 The pathway of evil is fraught with care,
It leads you astray into dark despair;
There’s no one to help you the load to bear—
Take Jesus, for He know the way. [Refrain]
3 His love is a refuge for souls oppressed,
He offers you mercy and peace and rest;
The souls that rely on Him shall e blest—
Take Jesus, for He know the way. [Refrain]
4 Let Jesus go with you where’er you go,
The pathway is dang’rous and fraught with woe;
There’s no one can guide you and cheer you so—
Take Jesus, for He know the way. [Refrain]
Source: The Modern Hymnal #286
Barratt, Alfred. (New Springs, Wigan, Lancashire, England, October 25, 1879--December, 1968). Coming to the United States as a young man, he studied at Gordon College, Massachusetts, and Newton Theological Seminary, Mass. He was ordained in December, 1913, by the Baptists in Connecticut, then by the Wheeling WV Presbytery, Presbyterian Church in the USA, in 1924. He was pastor of Dallas, West Virginia, then of a series of churches in the Presbytery of Clarion, Pennsylvania. In 1937 he was awarded the Doctor of Literature degree by Bob Jones College.
On November 26, 1962, he wrote the undersigned: "For 39 long years I have labored hard and steady writing sermons, children's story sermons, and hymns. Up to the present day I have written 4,… Go to person page >
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