The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1041

1041. Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life

1. Come, my way, my truth, my life:
Such a way as gives us breath;
Such a truth as ends all strife,
Such a life as killeth death.

2. Come, my light, my feast, my strength:
Such a light as shows a feast,
Such a feast as mends in length,
Such a strength as makes his guest.

3. Come, my joy, my love, my heart:
Such a joy as none can move,
Such a love as none can part,
Such a heart as joys in love.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, my way, my truth, my life
• Title: Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life
• Author: George Herbert (1633)
• Meter: 77.77
• Language: English
• Source: From his poem "The Call," published posthumously in The Temple, 1633
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: EVENING PRAYER (STEBBINS), George C. Stebbins, 1878; INNOCENTS, The Parish Choir, 1850; harmony by William H. Monk, 1861; MERCY, Louis M. Gottschalk, 1867; SAVANNAH, Foundery Collection, 1742

Tune Information

• Name: THE CALL
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1911)
• Adapter: E. Harold Greer
• Meter: 77.77
• Incipit: 13556 54513 55654
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Five Mystical Songs, 1911
• Copyright: Public Domain