The Long, Long Road With Jesus

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In the path of sin I could not stay

Author: Alfred Barratt (1922)
Tune: [In the path of sin I could not stay]
Published in 10 hymnals

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1 In the path of sin I could not stay,
Now my heart is happy ev’ry day;
I am walking in the narrow way,
On the long, long road with Jesus.

Refrain:
On the long, long road with Jesus,
On the long, long road with Jesus;
Thro’ the days of weal or woe,
I am singing as I go
On the long, long road,
On the long, long road with Him.

2 On my path there shines a radiant Light,
And the bells of joy ring day and night;
I am walking in the sunshine bright,
On the long, long road with Jesus. [Refrain]

3 When my heart is faint, He makes me strong,
And he bears my burden all day long;
I am singing now a glad new song,
On the long, long road with Jesus. [Refrain]

4 I shall reach that happy golden shore,
There to dwell in joy forevermore;
If I follow Him who goes before,
On the long, long road with Jesus. [Refrain]

Source: The Modern Hymnal #298

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Author: Alfred Barratt

Barratt, Alfred. (New Springs, Wigan, Lancashire, England, October 25, 1879--December, 1968). Coming to the United States as a young man, he studied at Gordon College, Massachusetts, and Newton Theological Seminary, Mass. He was ordained in December, 1913, by the Baptists in Connecticut, then by the Wheeling WV Presbytery, Presbyterian Church in the USA, in 1924. He was pastor of Dallas, West Virginia, then of a series of churches in the Presbytery of Clarion, Pennsylvania. In 1937 he was awarded the Doctor of Literature degree by Bob Jones College. On November 26, 1962, he wrote the undersigned: "For 39 long years I have labored hard and steady writing sermons, children's story sermons, and hymns. Up to the present day I have written 4,… Go to person page >

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First Line:	In the path of sin I could not stay
Title:	The Long, Long Road With Jesus
Author:	Alfred Barratt (1922)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	On the long, long road with Jesus
Copyright:	Public Domain