The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#361

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
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: WINDHAM
• Composer: Daniel Read
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: d minor or modal
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #58, 171, or 316.