Some Other Oldies I Ran Across

The second verse of this one reminds me so much of my great-niece Katy. She has gone through so much pain & sickness in the past year.

When I Get to the End of the Way

The sands have been washed in the footprints
Of the Stranger on Galilee's shore -
And the voice that subdued the rough billows
Will be heard in Judea no more.
But the path of that lone Galilean
With joy I will follow today;
And the toils of the road will seem nothing,
When I get to the end of the way;
And the toils of the road will seem nothing,
When I get to the end of the way.

There are so many hills to climb upward,
I often am longing for rest;
But He who appoints me my pathway,
Knows just what is needful and best.
I know in His Word He hath promised
That my strength "it shall be as my day;"
And the toils of the road will seem nothing,
When I get to the end of the way;
And the toils of the road will seem nothing,
When I get to the end of the way.

He loves me too well to forsake me,
Or give me a trial too much;
All His people have been dearly purchased,
And Satan can never claim such.
By and by I shall see Him and praise Him,
In the city of unending day;
And the toils of the road will seem nothing,
When I get to the end of the way;
And the toils of the road will seem nothing
When I get to the end of the way.

When the last feeble steps have been taken,
And the gates of that city appear,
And the beautiful songs of the angels*
Float out on my listening ear;
When all that now seems so mysterious
Will be bright and as clear as the day;
Then the toils of the road will seem nothing,
When I get to the end of the way;
Then the toils of the road will seem nothing,
When I get to the end of the way.



And another one - I don't think I've ever heard the 4th & 6th verses before:

Footsteps of Jesus

Sweetly, Lord have we heard Thee calling,
Come, follow Me!
And we see where Thy footprints falling
Lead us to Thee.

Chorus:
Footprints of Jesus, that make the pathway glow;
We will follow the steps of Jesus where'er they go.

Though they lead o'er the cold dark mountain,
Seeking His sheep;
Or along by Siloam's fountains,
Helping the weak:

(Chorus)

If they lead through the temple holy,
Preaching the Word;
Or in homes of the poor and lowly,
Serving the Lord:

(Chorus)

Though, dear Lord, in Thy pathway keeping,
We follow Thee
Through the gloom of that place of weeping,
Gethsemane!

(Chorus)

If Thy way and its sorrows sharing,
We go again,
Up the slope of the slope of the hillside, bearing
Our cross of pain.

(Chorus)

By and by, through the shining portals
Turning our feet,
We shall walk, with the glad immortals,
Heav'n's golden street.

(Chorus)

Then at last, when on high He sees us,
Our journey done,
We will rest where the steps of Jesus
End at his throne.

(Chorus)

*On Katy's behalf, I'd like to change that to "children" - she tells of hearing a heavenly choir made up of millions of children.

Note: The book from the previous post was compiled in 1908.

(Originally posted August 3, 2007)