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The Homeward Way

Author: Julia H. Johnston Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: My pilgrim staff I take with joy Refrain First Line: The homeward way, I'm on my homeward way

[My pilgrim staff I take with joy]

Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Hamp Sewell Incipit: 13332 11135 56455 Used With Text: The Homoeward Way

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Author: Julia H. Johnston Hymnal: Great Gospel Songs #127 (1929) First Line: My pilgrim staff I take with joy Refrain First Line: The homeward way, I’m on my homeward way Lyrics: 1 My pilgrim staff I take with joy, I’m on the homeward way; The pilgrim songs my lips employ, I’m on the homeward way; It matters not what ills oppose, My Guide I must obey, The path He knows, the path He chose, I’m on the homeward way. Refrain: The homeward way, I’m on my homeward way, No more I fear the longest night nor dread the darkest day; The homeward way, I’m on my homeward way, No ills betide, when Christ is guide on the homeward way. 2 Uncounted hosts thro’ ages past, Have trod the homeward way; I, too, shall reach the goal at last, I’m on the homeward way; My Lord is mine, I know His name, I follow, as did they, Today the same, His grace I claim, I’m on the homeward way. [Refrain] 3 Above each cloud and shadowed place, Along the homeward way; I see the shining of His face, Who points the homeward way; In sunlit paths I sometimes go, My Shepherd says I may, I wait to know what He will show, I’m on the homeward way. [Refrain] 4 Tho’ earthly joys and hopes allure, Outside the homeward way; With Christ alone I walk secure Along the homeward way; Tho’ often rough the road leads home, To heav’n’s eternal day, Why should I roam, when He cries, “Come,” And homeward leads the way? [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [My pilgrim staff I take with joy]

The Homeward Way

Author: Julia H. Johnstone Hymnal: New Songs of the Old Faith #12 (1927) First Line: My pilgrim staff I take with joy Refrain First Line: The homeward way, I'm on my homeward way Languages: English Tune Title: [My pilgrim staff I take with joy]

The Homeward Way

Author: Julia H. Johnston Hymnal: Waves of Glory No. 2 #78 (1921) First Line: My pilgrim staff I take with joy Refrain First Line: The homeward way, I'm on my homeward way Languages: English Tune Title: [My pilgrim staff I take with joy]

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Julia H. Johnston

1849 - 1919 Author of "The Homeward Way" in Great Gospel Songs Julia Harriet Johnston, who was born on Jan. 21, 1849, at Salineville, OH, in Columbiana County. Her father was a minister and he mother was a poet. She began writing when she was nine years old but really started writing verse in high school. She lived in Peoria, Ill. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)