[Verse 1]
The way of man appears so right
Within his own deceived eyes;
Yet at the end, the truth shall shine,
And all his works be brought to light,
To prove whether he was wrong or right.
[Chorus]
Choose ye this day whom ye will serve,
The Father's love or earthly ways;
Give God the Father and the Son
A place within your heart and life,
For there is a great reward in Him.
[Verse 2]
This world is wide, and men are free
To walk the path that they desire;
The Lord allows the heart to choose,
And grants to all on earth a will
To shape the life they long to live.
[Chorus]
Choose ye this day whom ye will serve,
The Father's love or earthly ways;
Give God the Father and the Son
A place within your heart and life,
For there is a great reward in Him.
[Verse 3]
Yet deep within the soul of man
There lies a longing, vast and still;
A vacant place that must be filled
By either heaven's holy breath
Or by the spirit of this world.
[Chorus]
Choose ye this day whom ye will serve,
The Father's love or earthly ways;
Give God the Father and the Son
A place within your heart and life,
For there is a great reward in Him.
[Verse 4]
O give the Father now a chance,
And give His blessed Son your heart;
For they alone can fill the void
That nothing in this world can heal,
And lead the soul in perfect peace.
[Chorus]
Choose ye this day whom ye will serve,
The Father's love or earthly ways;
Give God the Father and the Son
A place within your heart and life,
For there is a great reward in Him.
[Verse 5]
A man may live for many years,
Three hundred years, and know not God;
Yet when his mortal breath is gone,
He shall return and start anew,
If he still walks in ignorance.
[Chorus]
Choose ye this day whom ye will serve,
The Father's love or earthly ways;
Give God the Father and the Son
A place within your heart and life,
For there is a great reward in Him.
[Verse 6]
So think today, while time remains,
And choose the path your feet shall tread;
Delay no more, but hear His voice,
For every choice a man now makes
Shall reach beyond himself alone.
[Chorus]
Choose ye this day whom ye will serve,
The Father's love or earthly ways;
Give God the Father and the Son
A place within your heart and life,
For there is a great reward in Him.
[Verse 7]
The choice you make is not for you
Alone upon this fleeting earth;
Its fruit shall rest on those to come,
Your children and their seed unborn,
Who reap what you have sown today.
[Chorus]
Choose ye this day whom ye will serve,
The Father's love or earthly ways;
Give God the Father and the Son
A place within your heart and life,
For there is a great reward in Him.
[Verse 8]
The rich and poor must one day meet
Upon the road that all men tread;
In death, there is no boast of rank,
No earthly honour, pride, or gold,
For all must walk the selfsame path.
[Chorus]
Choose ye this day whom ye will serve,
The Father's love or earthly ways;
Give God the Father and the Son
A place within your heart and life,
For there is a great reward in Him.
[Verse 9]
No man has preeminence there,
No greatness at the gate of death;
The mighty and the poor alike
Must leave behind their earthly state,
And stand as souls before their God.
[Chorus]
Choose ye this day whom ye will serve,
The Father's love or earthly ways;
Give God the Father and the Son
A place within your heart and life,
For there is a great reward in Him.
[Verse 10]
For precedence belongs to earth,
Where men are honoured, praised, and known;
But when this passing life is done,
The soul shall stand in truth alone,
And every veil be swept away.
[Chorus]
Choose ye this day whom ye will serve,
The Father's love or earthly ways;
Give God the Father and the Son
A place within your heart and life,
For there is a great reward in Him.
[Verse 11]
Then blessed are the ones who choose
To walk with God while yet they live;
Who yield their hearts unto the Lord,
And let His Spirit be their guide
Through all the journey of this life.
[Chorus]
Choose ye this day whom ye will serve,
The Father's love or earthly ways;
Give God the Father and the Son
A place within your heart and life,
For there is a great reward in Him.