A young man stands at the part­ing of the ways,
And fa­ther and mo­ther are there;
With tears in their eyes they anx­ious­ly gaze,
While lift­ing to Heav’n a pray­er.

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At the part­ing of the ways,
What long­ing eyes gaze,
And anx­ious hearts wait and pray!
O hear the lov­ing voice,
Make Je­sus your choice,
And fol­low Him all thy days.

Again he stands at the part­ing of the ways,
One lead­eth to death and des­pair;
The oth­er one leads to hon­or and praise,
And an­gels are watch­ing there.

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Once more he stands at the part­ing of the ways,
And one way is shroud­ed in gloom;
The oth­er way shines in Heav­en’s bright rays,
And a gent­le voice whis­pers, Come.

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