The Golden Sheaf ‎#31

31. The Way

1 Once the way seemed dark and drear
As the night,
And my heart cried out in fear
For the light:
And my soul was tempest-tossed,
Shadows grim my pathway crossed,
And the steps ahead seemed lost
To my sight.

2 Thorns and briers pierced my feet
Day by day,
And I found no flowers sweet
'Long the way;
Snares increased on every side,
Till in agony I cried.
For some light my feet to guide,
Lest I stray.

3 Then I raised my weeping eyes
From the ground,
And, O wonderful surprise,
Light I found,
And the blessed heaven-sent ray
Drove the darkness all away,
And the glorious light of day
Shone around.

Text Information

• First Line: Once the way seemed dark and drear
• Title: The Way
• Author: Ella E. Miles
• Publication Date: 1902
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Once the way seemed dark and drear]
• Composer: F. S. Stanton
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Public Domain.