If Thou Shalt Confess

O lost one in the wilds of sin

So long from God away;

Before thee lies an op­en path

Where thou canst walk to­day.

For if thou shalt con­fess the Lord

And in thine heart be­lieve;

His Word is sure

it stands se­cure

Thou shalt be saved

Thou shalt be saved.

So ma­ny roads across the marsh

But lead to vales of night;

This one

the true and liv­ing way

Ends in the fade­less light.

How ma­ny paths at first seem fair

That lead to loss and pain!

This one yields com­fort all the way

The end eter­nal gain.