GHS 60 : Where Could I Go? Lyrics
GHS 60, “Where Could I Go?,” is a hymn that poses a question and then answers it immediately and completely. Written by James B. Coats, the hymn acknowledges the genuine goods of earthly life: kind neighbours, sweet accord, friends who are dear, comfort from God’s Word. None of these are dismissed or diminished. But the hymn keeps encountering situations that lie beyond what earthly goods can address: the weight of temptation, the soul’s need for manna from above, and ultimately the chilling hand of death. At each of those moments, the question returns: where could I go but to the Lord?
This hymn appears as number 60 in the Gospel Hymns and Songs (GHS) collection, used in Deeper Life Bible Church and related assemblies across West Africa, and it carries particular weight when sung in times of personal crisis or bereavement.
Hymn Lyrics – GHS 60: Where Could I Go?
- Living below in this old sinful world, Hardly a comfort can afford; Striving alone to face temptations sore, Where could I go but to the Lord?
Where could I go, O where could I go, Seeking a refuge for my soul? Needing a friend to help me in the end, Where could I go but to the Lord?
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Neighbours are kind, I love them ev’ry one, We get along in sweet accord; But when my soul needs manna from above, Where could I go but to the Lord?
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Life here is grand with friends I love so dear, Comfort I get from God’s own Word; Yet when I face the chilling hand of death, Where could I go but to the Lord?
