1 There are many stormy trials along my pilgrim way,
There are many self denials in my path today,
But His footprints I can see, and my feet shall never roam,
As I sing hallelujah, it’s a glad way home!
Refrain:
It’s a glad way home, a glad way home,
A glad way home over which I roam;
It’s a glad way home, a glad way home,
My soul sings hallelujah, It’s a glad way home.
2 There are many happy moments to cheer the way along,
There are many golden hours when I have conquered wrong,
And I know my Heav’nly Father is waiting me to come—
So I sing hallelujah, it’s a glad way home. [Refrain]
3 Care I not if be my journey on land or on the sea,
I have Jesus who is ever safely guiding me,
And I know that o’er the mountains or o’er the ocean’s foam,
I can sing hallelujah, it’s a glad way home. [Refrain]
Source: Great Revival Hymns No. 2 #123
William C. Poole was born and raised on a farm in Maryland. His parents belonged to the Methodist church. He graduated from Washington College and became a Methodist minister in Wilmington, Delaware area. He was pastor of McCabe Memorial, Richardson Park and other churches. In 1913 he was superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Delaware. He wrote about five hundred hymns. The writing was done as recreation and a diversion from his pastoral work. His goal in writing as well as in being a minister was to help people.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >
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