The Cyber Hymnal ‎#529

529. Broad Is the Road

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

2. Deny thyself, and take thy cross,
Is the Redeemer’s great command;
Nature must count her gold but dross,
If she would gain this heav’nly land.

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

4. Lord, let not all my hopes be vain
Create my heart entirely new;
Which hypocrites could ne’er attain,
Which false apostates never knew.

Text Information

• First Line: Broad is the road that leads to death
• Title: Broad Is the Road
• Author: Isaac Watts (1709)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707-9, Book II, number 158
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: AMES, Sigismund R. von Neukomm, 1778-1858

Tune Information

• Name: WINDHAM
• Composer: Daniel Read, 1737-1836 (1785)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 13455 32113 23543
• Key: d minor
• Copyright: Public Domain