Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Matthew 7:14
Words: Mary M. Kennedy, in the Song Crown, by Austin Taylor et al. (Austin, Texas: Firm Foundation Publishing, 1912), number 69.
Music: Vionica John M. Aiton, 1912 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Kennedy (head-and-shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels), or a better one of Aiton,
In which road do you travel, my brother?
Which one I would like to know;
Is it in the bright pathway to glory,
Or in the one leading below?
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Do not walk in the wide road, tho’ pleasant,
It leadeth away from thy God;
Come and walk in the road that is narrow,
It ends in the city of God.
There are only two roads, my dear brother;
In one of them you must now be;
Are you living in sin and its pleasure,
Or have you from sin been made free?
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Do not rest till you answer this question,
Which way do I travel along?
Do I walk with the few up to glory,
Or on the broad way with the throng?
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Come, O come to the dear Friend of sinners,
To Jesus, the Door and the Way;
He now lovingly offers salvation,
He’s waiting to save you today.
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