Vision focused singly,
Your Word my guiding light,
The pathway fades so distantly far out into the night,
An ardent glow upon my feet,
With footfalls to endure.
The sifting of the wasted steps,
Forge a way that’s true and pure.
Following the narrow way,
Longing,
Chorus:
To set my eyes upon the prize,
And run the race with every movement,
Till my heart is freed from everything but You,
In me hew,
The narrow way.
Hold me ever closer,
So prone to stumble and stray,
Ordered steps of righteousness, and faithful on the way.
Bridge:
Mercy everlasting,
To lift me as I fall,
The courage to begin again,
To hear your gentle call.
Chorus:
To set my eyes upon the prize,
And run the race with every movement,
Till my heart is freed from everything but You,
In me hew,
The narrow way.
Herb Williams: May 13, 1999