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Text:As on the path of life we tread
Tune:[As on the path of life we tread]
Composer:J. H. Rosecrans

153. As on the path of life we tread

1 As on the path of life we tread,
We come to many a place,
Where, if not careful, we may fall
And sink into disgrace.

Refrain:
Don’t step there,
Don’t step there,
Don’t step there,
For if not careful we may fall,
Don’t step there.

2 Some idle habit, word or thought,
Some sin, however small,
May make us stumble in the path,
And stumbling, we may fall. [Refrain]

3 Our fellow travelers on the road,
We’ll watch with anxious care,
And when they reach some dangerous spot,
We’ll warn them: “Don’t step there.” [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: As on the path of life we tread
Refrain First Line: Don't step there
Publication Date: 1900
Topic: Habit; Life: a pilgrimage; Perils and Pitfalls (5 more...)
Source: "Children's Friend"
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [As on the path of life we tread]
Composer: J. H. Rosecrans
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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