Life’s Railway to Heaven

Life is like a mount­ain rail­road

With an en­gin­eer that’s brave;

We must make the run suc­cess­ful

From the cradle to the grave;

Watch the curves

the fills

the tun­nels;

Never fal­ter

nev­er quail;

Keep your hand upon the throt­tle

And your eye up­on the rail.

Blessèd Sav­ior

Thou wilt guide us

Till we reach that bliss­ful shore;

Where the an­gels wait to join us

In Thy praise for­ev­er­more.

You will roll up grades of tri­al;

You will cross the bridge of strife;

See that Christ is your con­duct­or

On this light­ning train of life;

Always mind­ful of ob­struct­ion

Do your du­ty

nev­er fail;

Keep your hand upon the throt­tle

And your eye up­on the rail.

You will oft­en find obs­truct­ions;

Look for storms of wind and rain;

On a fill

or curve

or tres­tle

They will al­most ditch your train;

Put your trust alone in Je­sus;

Never fal­ter

nev­er fail;

Keep your hand up­on the throt­tle

And your eye up­on the rail.

As you roll across the tres­tle

Spanning Jor­dan’s swell­ing tide

You behold the Un­ion De­pot

Into which your train will glide;

There you’ll meet the su­per­in­tend­ent

God the Fa­ther

God the Son

With the hear­ty

joy­ous

plau­dit

Weary pil­grim

wel­come home!