Pathway of Duty

There's a path that's sometimes thorny,

There's a narrow way, and straight;

It is called the path of duty,

And it leads to Heaven's gate.

While we tread this path of duty,

We will find our needs supplied

From the river of God's mercy

That is flowing close beside.

By the pathway of duty

Flows the river of God's grace.

By the pathway of duty

Flows the river of God's grace.

2.

'Tis a blessed way and holy,

'Tis a path of peace and joy;

Though sometimes the way be stony

And the cares of life annoy.

But this path that we call duty

Is the way the Master trod,

And the smile of love and beauty

Lights the way that leads to God.

3.

Let us walk this path of duty

With our faces to the sun,

Carry all our burdens gladly,

Finish well what we've begun.

From the river of God's mercy

That is flowing by the way,

We may drink and find refreshing

For the burdens of the day.

Sidney Edward Cox (1887-1975)

—Song Book of The Salvation Army