This is the Way

This song is sung to the tune of "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush." It began one day when I found myself with a desperately itchy, fussy, overtired baby, having to figure out a way to ingeniously pin all four of Lael's limbs—so that she could neither scratch the rash on her chin raw nor scrub at one foot with the toenails of the other—and bounce her to sleep on the rebounder.

This is the way that it has to be
Has to be, has to be
This is the way that it has to be
For my little bitty sweet baby

This is the way that we do it up right,
Do it up right, do it up right
This is the way that we do it up right
So my baby will sleep so tight 

This is the way that He gives you sleep
Gives you sleep, gives you sleep
This is the way that He gives you sleep
Slumber so sweet and deep

When you love the Lord, and you sing to your baby, before you know it you usually find yourself singing to the Lord:

This is the way that we praise the Lord
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord
This is the way that we praise the Lord
For He is the Living Word

This is the way that we bless His name
Bless His name, bless His name
This is the way that we bless His name
Jesus Christ, ever the same

This is the way we see Him on His throne
On His throne, on His throne
This is the way we see Him on His throne
By following Him alone

This is the way that our God sustains
God sustains, God sustains
This is the way that our God sustains
Faithful He remains

This is the way that He gives us peace
Gives us peace, gives us peace
This is the way that He gives us peace
Jesus makes the storm to cease

This is the way He holds us in His hands
In His hands, in His hands
This is the way He holds us in His hands
The Man of Sorrows understands

This is the way that we sing His praise
Sing His praise, sing His praise
This is the way that we sing His praise
Every hour, all of our days...
Every moment
And every hour
All the time, all of our days

Here are two extra verses composed for Easter Sunday:

This is the way that He died for me,
Died for me, died for me
This is the way that He died for me
Hanging on Calvary's tree

This is the way that He rose today
Rose today, rose today
This is the way that He rose today
The Truth, the Life and the Way