Scripture Verse

What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Matthew 16:26

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Ar­thur J. Hodge, 1923 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Hodge (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

There’s a line that is drawn
By re­ject­ing our Lord,
Where the call of His Spir­it is lost,
And you hur­ry along
With the plea­sure mad throng—
Have you count­ed,
Have you count­ed the cost?

Refrain

Have you count­ed the cost,
If your soul should be lost,
Tho’ you gain the whole world
For your own?
Even now it may be
That the line you have crossed;
Have you count­ed,
Have you count­ed the cost?

You may bar­ter your hope
Of eter­ni­ty’s morn,
For a mo­ment of joy at the most,
For the glit­ter of sin,
And the things it will win—
Have you count­ed,
Have you count­ed the cost?

Refrain

While the door of His mercy
Is open for you,
Ere the depth of His love you ex­haust,
Won’t you come and be healed,
Won’t you whis­per, I yield—
I have count­ed,
I have count­ed the cost.

Refrain