Come, walk in wis­dom’s plea­sant ways,
For all her paths are peace;
The nar­row way that leads to God,
Where toil and tri­als cease.

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Then choose to­day the nar­row way,
Where peace and safe­ty lie;
In all thy ways ac­know­ledge Him
Who watch­es from on high.

There’s dan­ger in the wid­en­ing way
That lead­eth dow­nward still;
Touch not the poi­son of the cup
The tempt­er waits to fill.

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The head is dull, the heart is weak,
The hands are fee­ble, too.
When al­co­hol with burn­ing breath
His vic­tim doth pur­sue.

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From mock­ing wine come wick­ed­ness,
And weak­ness, want and woe;
While sin, and suf­fer­ing, and shame,
And sor­row, wait be­low.

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Then choose, O choose the up­ward way
Of plea­sant­ness and peace;
The Lord shall then di­rect thy paths,
Till days on earth shall cease.

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