Which road are you choos­ing, young friends?
Which road are you choos­ing to take?
Just stop here and think what de­pends
Upon the de­ci­sion you make;
You know that one lead­eth as­tray,
And ends in de­struct­ion at last,
And that in the straight, nar­row way
You’re safe when the tri­als are past.

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Then why are you doubt­ful, young friends?
Which road of these two should you take?
Oh, think of the life that de­pends
Upon the de­ci­sion you make.

The wit­ness­es ga­ther around,
And ear­nest­ly, trem­bling­ly wait
To see who among us have found
The way to the beau­ti­ful gate.
The ev­il ones al­so are here,
And point to the way which is broad;
Belovèd, what­e’er may ap­pear,
That way leads to death’s dark abode.

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Oh, where are you go­ing, young friends?
Which road are you choos­ing to take?
The Sav­ior in mer­cy des­cends;
Choose right­ly for His own dear sake;
’Tis on­ly with Him we can go;
We must cling alone to His hand;
But He will lead past ev­ery foe,
Safe, safe to His hea­ven­ly land.

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