F
I saw a Blood-washed pilgrim
F C F
A sinner saved by grace
C F Bb F
Up-on the King's great highway
F C7 F Bb F
With peace-ful shin-ing face
F
Temptations sore beset him
F C F
But nothing could af-fright
C F Bb F
He said The yoke is easy
F C7 F Bb F
The bur-den it is light
Refrain: (Sing twice)
F
Then palms of victory
C F
Crowns of glory
F Bb F C7/F F/C7 F
Palms of victory I shall wear
Verse 2:
F
I saw him in the furnace
F C F
He doubted not nor feared
C F Bb F
And in the flames be-side him
F C7 F Bb F
The Son of God ap-peared
F
Tho' seven times was heated
F C F
With all the tempter's might
C F Bb F
He said The yoke is easy
F C7 F Bb F
The bur-den it is light
Verse 3:
F
Mid storms and clouds and trials
F C F
In prison at the stake
C F Bb F
He leaped for joy re-joicing
F C7 F Bb F
Twas all for Je-sus' sake
F
That God should count him worthy
F C F
Was such supreme de-light
C F Bb F
He cried The yoke is easy
F C7 F Bb F
The bur-den is so light
Verse 4:
F
I saw him overcoming
F C F
Thro' all the swelling strife
C F Bb F
Un-til he crossed the threshold
F C7 F Bb F
Of God's eter-nal life
F
The crown the throne the scepter
F C F
The name the stone so white
C F Bb F
Were his who found in Jesus
F C7 F Bb F
The yoke and bur-den light