It Is Worth All It Costs to Be Holy

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So straight is the gate and so narrow

Author: Rhea F. Miller
Tune: [So straight is the gate and so narrow]
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1 So straight is the gate and so narrow
The way to eternal day,
And few are the pilgrims who find it,
Too great is the price they must pay.

Refrain:
But it’s worth all it costs to be holy,
It is worth all it costs to be true;
God’s blessing and honor shall crown thee
With power thy life to endue.

2 Salvation is free, yet to gain it
The soul must leave all things behind;
Deny self and follow the Savior,
The way straight and narrow to find. [Refrain]

3 How rugged the path, yet God’s glory
Attendeth each soul on that way;
And brighter and brighter it shineth,
Revealing a glad, perfect day. [Refrain]

Source: Hymns of the Comforter #14

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Author: Rhea F. Miller

Rhea F. Miller was the wife of Dr. H. V. Miller, one of the General Superintendents of the Church Of The Nazarene. After her husband's death Mrs. Miller taught piano and traveled all around the area in her little gray Nash coupe, teaching piano. She had a special mission in life and that was to get into pastors’ homes and teach their kids how to play the piano so they would have something to contribute to the church when they became adults. She would offer to teach these kids for free and hope to make up the difference with her other students. She was a very inspirational woman and made a deep impact upon many lives. She was very positive, always smiling, full of encouragement, and always enthusiastic. Her father, Martin James Ross, s… Go to person page >

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First Line:	So straight is the gate and so narrow
Title:	It Is Worth All It Costs to Be Holy
Author:	Rhea F. Miller
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	But it's worth all it costs to be holy
Copyright:	Public Domain