Christian Hymns ‎#180

180. The Way Of The Cross

1 I must needs go home by the way of the cross,
There's no other way but this;
I shall ne'er get sight of the Gates of Light,
If the way of the cross I miss.

Chorus:
The way of the cross leads home,
The way of the cross leads home;
It is sweet to know, as I onward go,
The way of cross leads home.

2 I must needs go on in the blood-sprinkled way,
The path that the Savior trod,
If I ever climb to the heights sublime,
Where the soul is at home with God. [Chorus]

3 Then I bid farewell to the way of the world,
To walk in it never more;
For the Lord says, "Come," and I seek my home,
Where He waits at the open door. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: I must needs go home by the way of the cross
• Title: The Way Of The Cross
• Author: Jessie Brown Pounds
• Refrain First Line: The way of the cross leads home
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1935
• Copyright: Copyright, 1935, renewal. Rodeheaver Co., owner.
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [I must needs go home by the way of the cross]
• Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Copyright, 1935, renewal. Rodeheaver Co., owner.
• Notes: Public Domain.