O bro­ther, life’s jour­ney be­gin­ning,
With cour­age and firm­ness arise!
Look well to the course thou art choos­ing;
Be ear­nest, be watch­ful, and wise!
Remember—two paths are be­fore thee,
And both thy at­ten­tion in­vite;
But one lead­eth on to de­struct­ion,
The other to joy and de­light.

Refrain

God help you to fol­low His ban­ner,
And serve Him wher­ev­er you go;
And when you are tempt­ed, my bro­ther,
God give you the grace to say No!

O bro­ther, yield not to the tempt­er,
No mat­ter what oth­ers may do;
Stand firm in the strength of the Mas­ter,
Be loyal, be faith­ful, and true!
Each tri­al will make you the strong­er,
If you, in the name of the Lord,
Fight man­ful­ly un­der your lead­er,
Obeying the voice of His Word.

Refrain

O bro­ther, the Sav­ior is call­ing!
Beware of the dan­ger of sin;
Resist not the voice of the Spir­it,
That whis­pers so gent­ly with­in.
God calls you to en­ter His ser­vice—
To live for Him here, day by day;
And share by and by in the glo­ry
That ne­ver shall van­ish away.

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