267 The way is long and dreary,

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 lonely 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 Calvary'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!