Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: Strait is the way the door is strait
Topic: Awakening
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 22
Page Number: 021, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsStrait is the way, the door is strait,
That leads to joys on high;
'Tis but a few that find the gate,
While crowds mistake and die.
Belov'd self must be deni'd,
The mind and will renewed,
Passions suppress'd and patience tri'd,
And vain desires subdued.
Flesh is a dangerous foe to grace,
Where it prevails and rules;
Flesh must be humbl'd, pride abas'd,
Lest they destroy our souls.
The love of gold be banish'd hence,
That vile idolatry;
And ev'ry member, ev'ry sense
In sweet subjection lie.
The tongue, that most unruly pow'r,
Requires a strong restraint;
We must be watchful ev'ry hour,
And pray, but never faint.