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To every man there openeth a way, and ways, and a way

To every man there openeth a way, and ways, and a way

Author: John Oxenham
Tune: DECISION
Published in 3 hymnals


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To every man there openeth a way, and ways, and a way,
And the high soul climbs the high way,
And the low soul gropes the low.
And in between, on the misty flats, the rest drift to and fro.
But to every man there openeth a high way and a low;
And every man decideth the way his soul shall go.

Source: The New Hymnal for American Youth #232

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Author: John Oxenham

John Oxenham is a pseudonym for William Arthur Dunkerley, and is used as the name authority by the Library of Congress.  Go to person page >

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First Line: To every man there openeth a way, and ways, and a way
Author: John Oxenham
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Christian Hymnways #111

Christian Hymnways #111
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The New Hymnal for American Youth #232

The New Hymnal for American Youth #232

The New Hymnal for American Youth #232

The New Hymnal for American Youth #232
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