Life's Railway To Heaven - sung by Jack Marti

Here's another one by request. It took me a while to memorize all these lyrics, but I finally did, so, I hope you enjoy it! It certainly is a classic!

Life's Railway to Heaven
Eliza R. Snow
M. E. Abbey

Life is like a mountain railway,
With an engineer that's brave;
We must make the run successful,
From the cradle to the grave;
Watch the curves, the fills, the tunnels;
Never falter, never quail;
Keep your hands upon the throttle,
And your eyes upon the rail.

Refrain:
Blessed Savior, Thou wilt guide us,
Till we reach that blissful shore,
When the angels wait to join us
In Thy praise forevermore.

You will roll up grades of trial;
You will cross the bridge of strife;
See that Christ is your conductor
On this lightning train of life;
Always mindful of obstruction,
Do your duty, never fail;
Keep your hands upon the throttle,
And your eyes upon the rail.

You will often find obstructions,
Look for storms and wind and rain;
On a fill, or curve, or trestle
They will almost ditch your train;
Put your trust alone in Jesus,
Never falter, never fail;
Keep your hands upon the throttle,
And your eyes upon the rail.

As you roll across the trestle,
Spanning Jordan's swelling tide,
You behold the Union Depot
Into which your train will glide;
There you'll meet the Sup'rintendent,
God, the Father, God the Son,
With the hearty, joyous plaudit,
"Weary Pilgrim, welcome home."

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Folk
• Christian
• bluegrass
• gospel
• Taylor
• 810B
• Jack
• Marti

[MrEdwardJoe]

My wife is from Virgina Mountains SHE IS 72 AND LOVES THIS MANS PLAYING SHE'D LOVE TO PLAY WITH HIM IN HE LIVED NEAR US IN RED SPRINGS NC.

[guitmartiman]

Well, I live in Chattanooga, TN, but any time you're in the area, just let me know, and I'd be glad to jam with you!

[smdad]

*** Thank you so much for posting "LIFE'S RAILWAY TO HEAVEN" I always love hearing it. Living in NYC it's difficult to find such honest performances of old C&W & Gospel. Lenny NYC

[guitmartiman]

No problem! I've always loved this song. It just took me forever to memorize the lyrics!

[MichaelJ317]

Great job,love that guitar picking. Keep on for the Lord brother !

[natsuonatsuko]

Very nice good pickig!

[jamesojld]

Good job .like your pickin

[WORRO01]

Thanks Jack!!!!

[MrEdwardJoe]

Again Thank you!

[CntryInVa]

Wonderful!

[clovergirl22]

I wonder how old this song is. My dad used to sing this to me. He still does, lol!

Sounds like an old hymn.

[lightrays]

This song goes back a long way. These old songs can't be beat. Excellent performance.