The Way to Heaven

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You may keep on working till your life's last hour

Author: Thoro Harris (1930)
Tune: AMMANFORD
Published in 4 hymnals

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1 You may keep on working till your life’s last hour;
But you’ll never get to heaven that way.
You may keep on praying till you can’t pray more,
But you’ll never get to heaven that way.
You may keep on hoping;
You may keep on weeping;
While your soul lies still in darkness sleeping;
But you’ll never, never, never, never,
Never get to heav’n that way.

2 You must come to Jesus and His name confess;
You will surely get to heaven that way.
You must trust His blood and perfect righteousness,
You will surely get to heaven that way.
You must leave off trying;
And believe Him only;
He will freely pardon and cleanse you wholly;
You will surely, surely, surely, surely,
Surely get to heav’n that way.

Source: Choice Hymns of the Faith #474

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Author: Thoro Harris

Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illi… Go to person page >

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First Line:	You may keep on working till your life's last hour
Title:	The Way to Heaven
Author:	Thoro Harris (1930)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	You must come to Jesus and His grace receive
Publication Date:	1930
Copyright:	Public Domain