Only a Little Way

’Tis on­ly a lit­tle way on to my home

And there in its sun­shine for ev­er I’ll roam;

While all the day long I jour­ney with song:

O beau­ti­ful Ed­en-land

thou art my home!

’Tis only a lit­tle way

on­ly a lit­tle way;

’Tis on­ly a lit­tle way on to my home!

’Tis on­ly a lit­tle way far­ther to go

O’er mount­ain and val­ley where dark wa­ters flow;

My Sav­ior is near with bless­ings to cheer;

His Word is my guid­ing star—why should I fear?

’Tis on­ly a lit­tle way: there shall I see

The friends that in glo­ry are wait­ing for me;

Their voic­es from home now float on the air—

They’re call­ing me ten­der­ly

call­ing me there.