"Narrow" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
Narrow
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You walked alone, the cross’s narrow way;
Gethsemane—there we went our ways....
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You walked alone, the cross’s narrow way;
Gethsemane—there we went our ways.
...Sleep, my little one, sleep,
Narrow thy bed and deep;
Hunger, nor thirst, nor cruel pain,...
Sleep, my little one, sleep,
Narrow thy bed and deep;
Hunger, nor thirst, nor cruel pain,
...I’ll my whole life, gladly, follow Him.
Taking cross and pathway narrow,
Taking cross and pathway narrow,...
I’ll my whole life, gladly, follow Him.
Taking cross and pathway narrow,
Taking cross and pathway narrow,
...Come from the path that seems pleasant and wide,
Narrow the way if thou walk by His side;
Narrow, yet brightened with blessings untold,...
Come from the path that seems pleasant and wide,
Narrow the way if thou walk by His side;
Narrow, yet brightened with blessings untold,
...Come to the right way that leads unto God;
Narrow it will be, rugged it may be,
But ’tis the highway the saints have all trod....
Come to the right way that leads unto God;
Narrow it will be, rugged it may be,
But ’tis the highway the saints have all trod.
...Rough and winding terrain, rocks and thorns can’t dissuade,
Narrow gate, narrow way, the cross’s wounds pervade.
Without any regret, our all we consecrate;...
Rough and winding terrain, rocks and thorns can’t dissuade,
Narrow gate, narrow way, the cross’s wounds pervade.
Without any regret, our all we consecrate;
...Step by step obey His guidance;
Narrow path, where’er He guides.
Step by step, following,...
Step by step obey His guidance;
Narrow path, where’er He guides.
Step by step, following,
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Take the cross with joy, walk the narrow way;
Flow forth life, no more the Lord hold back....
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Take the cross with joy, walk the narrow way;
Flow forth life, no more the Lord hold back.
...Sufferings, pressures too—
Walk Thy narrow way.
Trust Thy grace, heed Thy word,...
Sufferings, pressures too—
Walk Thy narrow way.
Trust Thy grace, heed Thy word,
...Put in me a heart that would respond,
And a will to choose the narrow way.
Make me prudent, Lord, for the building of Your house,...
Put in me a heart that would respond,
And a will to choose the narrow way.
Make me prudent, Lord, for the building of Your house,
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This narrow path now leading us,
Path to life—a glorious choice for us....
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This narrow path now leading us,
Path to life—a glorious choice for us.
...Is the bright pathway to Heav’n’s pearly gate?
Narrow and strait, narrow and strait,
Is the bright pathway to Heav’n’s pearly gate....
Is the bright pathway to Heav’n’s pearly gate?
Narrow and strait, narrow and strait,
Is the bright pathway to Heav’n’s pearly gate.
...Is the bright pathway to Heav’n’s pearly gate?
Narrow and strait, narrow and strait,
Is the bright pathway to Heav’n’s pearly gate....
Is the bright pathway to Heav’n’s pearly gate?
Narrow and strait, narrow and strait,
Is the bright pathway to Heav’n’s pearly gate.
...Which end is just to taste Your wrath;
So set me on the narrow path.
Thorns and thistles may line this road...
Which end is just to taste Your wrath;
So set me on the narrow path.
Thorns and thistles may line this road
...Strength for thy labor the Lord will provide;
Back to the narrow way,
Patiently win them;...
Strength for thy labor the Lord will provide;
Back to the narrow way,
Patiently win them;
...How will you spend Eternity?
Leaving the strait and narrow way,
Going the downward road today,...
How will you spend Eternity?
Leaving the strait and narrow way,
Going the downward road today,
...That is crowded today—
Narrow, of life,
But so few on the way....
That is crowded today—
Narrow, of life,
But so few on the way.
...To trap the Devil, Satan.
His sphere of moving narrowed now,
Man’s flesh his habitation;...
To trap the Devil, Satan.
His sphere of moving narrowed now,
Man’s flesh his habitation;
...Henceforth, I’ll follow Jesus, on whatever track:
Smooth and broad or rough and narrow, I’ll follow Him.
Since my Lord Himself assists me, I will not shrink back....
Henceforth, I’ll follow Jesus, on whatever track:
Smooth and broad or rough and narrow, I’ll follow Him.
Since my Lord Himself assists me, I will not shrink back.
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The “churches” here below, so narrow bound,
Reach not the hungry throngs which us surround;...
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The “churches” here below, so narrow bound,
Reach not the hungry throngs which us surround;
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