The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6657

6657. Thou Art the Way

1. Thou art the way: to Thee alone
From sin and death we flee;
And he who would the Father seek
Must seek Him, Lord, by Thee.

2. Thou art the truth: Thy Word alone
True wisdom can impart;
Thou only canst inform the mind,
And purify the heart.

3. Thou art the life: the rending tomb
Proclaims Thy conquering arm,
And those who put their trust in Thee
Nor death nor hell shall harm.

4. Thou art the way, the truth, the life;
Grant us that way to know,
That truth to keep, that life to win,
Whose joys eternal flow.

Text Information

• First Line: Thou art the way: to Thee alone
• Title: Thou Art the Way
• Author: George W. Doane (1824)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: RICHMOND (HAWEIS), Thomas Haweis, 1792; ST. BERNARD (RICHARDSON), Tochter Sion (Köln, Germany: 1741); arranged by John Richardson, 1816-1879

Tune Information

• Name: ST. JAMES
• Composer: Ralph Courteville (1696)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 51231 24336 71652
• Key: A Major
• Source: Se­lect Psalms and Hymns for the Use of the Par­ish Church and Ta­ber­na­cle of St. James’, West­min­ster, 1696
• Copyright: Public Domain