361. Broad is the road that leads to death

1 Broad is the road that leads to death,
And thousands walk together there;
But wisdom shows a narrow path,
With here and there a traveler.

2 Deny thyself, and take thy cross,
Is thy Redeemer's great command;
Nature must count her gold but dross,
If she would gain that heavenly land.

3 The fearful soul that tires and faints,
And walks the ways of God no more,
Is but esteemed almost a saint,
And make his own destruction sure.

4 Lord, let not all my hopes be vain,
Create my heart entirely new;
Let thy sweet Spirit me sustain,
O guide me all life's journey through.

Text Information
First Line: Broad is the road that leads to death
Author: Isaac Watts
Publication Date: 1886
Topic: The Sinner: Christ the Way of Life
Tune Information
Name: WINDHAM
Composer: Daniel Read
Meter: L. M.
Key: d minor or modal
Notes: Alternate tunes: #58, 171, or 316.



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