Pressing toward the mark

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Narrow is the way, sometimes

Author: Fannie E. Davison
Tune: [Narrow is the way]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Narrow is the way,
Sometimes rough and dark,
And oft our feet are pierced with thorns
While pressing t'ward the mark.

Chorus:
Ever pressing onward
T'ward the shining goal,
There a crown of glory
Waits each victor soul.

2 Jesus understands,
He its roughness bore;
His foot-prints mortals still may see,
He passed this way before. [Chorus]

3 Leave the past behind,
Forward press to heav'n,
Though long and arduous the race,
The prize at last is given. [Chorus]

4 Triumph then is thine,
Victory supreme!
So rest thee sweetly on the bank
Of life's fast flowing stream. [Chorus]

Source: Pearly Gates: a collection of new songs for the Sunday school, prayer meeting, and social circle #7

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Author: Fannie E. Davison

Fannie Estelle Davison Born: 1851, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Died: March 10, 1887, Chicago, Illinois. Buried: Carthage, Missouri. Fannie’s father was killed when she was 10 years old; after her mother’s remarriage to hotelier Henry Warner, the family moved to Carthage, Missouri. Fannie married court reporter Asa Lee Davison and they moved to Chicago, Illinois, then Madison, Wisconsin. Several of her songs appeared in publications from the Fillmore Brothers of Cincinnati, Ohio, including Songs of Gratitude (1877), Joy and Gladness (1880) and The Voice of Joy (1882). Lyrics-- Last Words, The Purer in Heart, O God… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Narrow is the way, sometimes
Title:	Pressing toward the mark
Author:	Fannie E. Davison
Refrain First Line:	Ever pressing onward toward
Copyright:	Public Domain