Take the Narrow Way Back Home

Do you know the road to the cross, is your soul still lost?

Author: E. M. Bartlett
Tune: [Do you know the road to the cross, is your soul still lost?]
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Author: E. M. Bartlett

E. M. Bartlett was born December 24, 1883 in Waynesville, Missouri. His family later moved to Sebastian County, Arkansas. Bartlett received training as a music teacher and was a leader in developing Southern gospel music. He was employed by Central Music Company, a publisher of shape note singing books based in Hartford, which was owned by David Moore and Will H. Ramsey. Bartlett persuaded Moore and John A. McClung to partner with him to form Hartford Music Company. In 1921, Bartlett established the Hartford Music Institute, a shape note school. He provided opportunities for many songwriters and musicians in gospel music, including Albert E. Brumley. In 1939 he suffered a stroke and afterwards wrote "Victory in Jesus." Dianne Shapiro, fr… Go to person page >

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First Line: Do you know the road to the cross, is your soul still lost?
Title: Take the Narrow Way Back Home
Author: E. M. Bartlett
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O take the narrow way back home
Publication Date: 1941
Copyright: This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1941.

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