M. E. Barber (549/413) -- Hymns and Spiritual Songs

M. E. Barber IF the path I travel Lead me to the Cross, If the way Thou choosest, Lead to pain and loss, Let the compensation Daily, hourly, be Shadowless communion, Blessed Lord with Thee. 2 If there’s less of earth joy Give, Lord, more of heav’n. Let the spirit praise Thee, Though the heart be riv’n; If sweet earthly ties, Lord, Break at Thy decree, Let the tie that binds us, Closer, sweeter be. 3 Lonely through the pathway, Cheer it with Thy smile, Be Thou my companion Through earth’s little while; Selfless may I live, Lord, By Thy grace to be, Just a cleansed channel For Thy life through me.