Author: Jessie B. Pounds Hymnal: Baptist Hymnal 1991 #151 (1991) Meter: Irregular First Line: I must needs go home by the way of the cross Lyrics: 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.
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 the 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.
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 the cross leads home.
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.
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 the cross leads home. Scripture: Matthew 16:24 Languages: English Tune Title: WAY OF THE CROSS
The Way of the Cross Leads Home