1 The way is long and dreary,
The path is bleak and bare,
Our feet are worn and weary,
But we will not despair.
More heavy was Thy burden,
More desolate Thy way:
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away,
Have mercy upon us.

2 The snows lie thick around us
In the dark and gloomy night,
The tempest roars above us,
The stars have hid their light;
But blacker was the darkness
‘Round Calv’ry’s cross that day:
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away,
Have mercy upon us.

3 Our hearts are faint with sorrow
Heavy and sad to bear;
We dread the bitter morrow,
But we will not despair.
Thou knowest all our anguish,
And Thou wilt bid it cease
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away,
O give to us Thy peace.