First Line: Only to know that the path I tread,

Only to know that the path I tread
Is the path marked out for me ;
That the way, though thorny, rough, and steep,
Will lead me nearer to Thee !
Nearer to Thee ! nearer to Thee !
Blessed Redeemer, to Thee !
Only to know that the path I tread
Is bringing me nearer to Thee !

2 Only to know when the day is past,
And the evening shadows come,
That its trials and cares have proved indeed
A day's march nearer home !
Nearer my home ! nearer my home !
Nearer my beautiful home !
Only to know that each fast-fleeting day
Is bringing me nearer home !

3 Only to know that the cross I see
Is the cross of Calvary,
On which the world's Redeemer died,
To purchase life for me ! [me !
Purchased for me ! purchased for
Life Thou hast purchased for me!
Only to know that Thy death on the cross
Brings light and life to me !

4 Only to know His peace within,
My will to His resigned ;
Oh, fill me with Thy fulness, Lord,
And make me wholly Thine !
Wholly Thine ! wholly Thine !
Now and for ever Thine !
Fill me with love and peace divine,
And make me wholly Thine !