St. Philip and St. James' Day (I am the Way," saith He)

"I am the Way," saith He,
I lead My ransom'd home,
No man except through Me
Can to My Father come.
I open evermore,
And shut the door."

And if the road be strait,
And Heaven be hard to win,
Christ is Himself the gate
Whereby we enter in.
Were ever hands like these
That hold the keys?

God only can fulfil
Our infinite desire,
O, lead us to Him still,
O draw us higher and higher.
In Thee alone, O Christ,
Are we sufficed!