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Text:Thou art the way: by thee alone
Author:George Washington Doane, 1799-1859
Tune:ST JAMES
Composer:Raphael Courteville, c1676-1735

263. Thou art the way: by thee alone

1 Thou art the way: by thee alone
from sin and death we flee;
and they who would the Father seek
must seek him, Lord, by thee.

2 Thou art the truth: thy word alone
true wisdom can impart;
thou only canst inform the mind
and purify the heart.

3 Thou art the life: the rending tomb
proclaims thy conquering arm;
and those who put their trust in thee
nor death nor hell shall harm.

4 Thou art the way, the truth, the life:
grant us that way to know,
that truth to keep, that life to win,
whose joys eternal flow.

Text Information
First Line: Thou art the way: by thee alone
Author: George Washington Doane, 1799-1859
Meter: C.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Scripture:
Topic: General Hymns: God the Son
Tune Information
Name: ST JAMES
Composer: Raphael Courteville, c1676-1735 (1697)
Meter: C.M.
Key: A Major



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