Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#156b

156b. 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: 7.7.7.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  John 14:5-6
• Topic: Resurrection
• Notes: Text by English poet George Herbert, from The Temple (1633).

Tune Information

• Name: THE CALL
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1911)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7
• Incipit: 13556 545
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: arr. Hymnal for Colleges and Schools, 1956; Five Mystical Songs, 1911