The Parting of the Ways

Representative Text

1 A young man stands at the part­ing of the ways,
And fa­ther and mo­ther are there;
With tears in their eyes they anx­ious­ly gaze,
While lift­ing to Heav’n a pray­er.

Refrain:
At the part­ing of the ways,
What long­ing eyes gaze,
And anx­ious hearts wait and pray!
O hear the lov­ing voice,
"Make Je­sus your choice,
And fol­low Him all thy days."

2 Again he stands at the part­ing of the ways,
One lead­eth to death and des­pair;
The oth­er one leads to hon­or and praise,
And an­gels are watch­ing there. [Refrain]

3 Once more he stands at the part­ing of the ways,
And one way is shroud­ed in gloom;
The oth­er way shines in Heav­en’s bright rays,
And a gent­le voice whis­pers, "Come." [Refrain]


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16785

Author: William T. Sleeper

Sleeper, W. T. is given in I. D. Sankey’s Sacred Songs & Solos, 1881, as the author of “A ruler once came to Jesus by night” (Need for the New Birth). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: A young man stands at the parting of the ways
Title: The Parting of the Ways
Author: William T. Sleeper (1898)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: At the parting of the ways
Copyright: Public Domain

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