Scripture Verse

The eternal God is thy refuge. Deuteronomy 33:27

Introduction

Words: Lot­tie A. New­man, in The Bow of Pro­mise, by George D. El­der­kin et al. (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Ro­bert R. Mc­Cabe, 1898), num­ber 137.

Music: Har­ry C. Jones (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of New­man or Jones (head-and-shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), would you ?

Lyrics

Oh, what wilt thou do
When the night cometh on,
When daylight is fading
And hope nearly gone;
When fears shall oppress thee,
And dark billows roll,
Oh, tell me, what then
Wilt thou do with thy soul?

Refrain

What wilt thou do?
What wilt thou do?
Oh, tell me, what then
Wilt thou do with thy soul?

Oh, what wilt thou do
When the tide riseth high,
When life is departing
And death draweth nigh;
The vain things of earth
Have no power to console;
Oh, tell me, what then
Wilt thou do with thy soul?

Refrain

Oh, what wilt thou do
In the great judgment day,
When Heaven and earth shall
Have all passed away;
When thy doom is sealed
And the death knell shall toll,
Oh, tell me, what then
Wilt thou do with thy soul?

Refrain

Oh, fly to the refuge,
While still there is time,
While God offers pardon
And healing divine;
There, safe in that shelter,
Sweet peace shall control;
For then evermore
’Twill be well with thy soul.

Haste while there’s time,
Haste while there’s time,
For then evermore
’Twill be well with thy soul.