The Way Is Long and Dreary › Representative Texts

1 The way is long and dreary,
The path is bleak and bare;
Our feet are worn and weary,
But we will not despair:
More heavy was the burden,
More desolate the way;
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away;
Have mercy, have mercy,
Have mercy on us, we pray.

2 The snows lie thick around us,
‘Tis dark and gloomy night;
The tempest wails above us,
The stars have hid their light;
But blacker was the darkness
Round Calvary’s cross that day;
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away;
Have mercy, have mercy,
Have mercy on us, we pray.

3 Our hearts are faint with sorrow
Heavy and heard to bear;
We dread the bitter morrow,
But we will not despair;
Thou knowest all our anguish,
And thou wilt bid it cease;
O Lamb of God, we pray thee,
Grant us thy joy and peace:
Have mercy, have mercy,
Grant us thy joy and peace.

On Joyful Wing : A Book of Praise and Song #50

1 The way is long and dreary,
The path is bleak and bare,
Our feet are worn and weary,
But we will not despair.
More heavy was Thy burden,
More desolate Thy way:
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away,
Have mercy upon us!

2 The snows lie thick around us
In the dark and gloomy night,
The tempest roars above us,
The stars have hid their light;
But blacker was the darkness
‘Round Calvary’s cross that day:
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away,
Have mercy upon us!

3 Our hearts are faint with sorrow,
Heavy and sad to bear;
We dread the bitter morrow,
But we will not despair.
Thou knowest all our anguish,
And Thou wilt bid it cease:
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away,
O give to us Thy peace!

The Lutheran Hymnary #267