This night thy soul shall be required of thee.
Luke 12:20
Words: Elisha A. Hoffman, 1899. Appeared in The Voice of Melody, edited by Edmund S. Lorenz (Dayton, Ohio: Lorenz, 1900), number 51.
Music: Arthur W. Nelson (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Nelson (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Oh, settle the question tonight, my brother!
Take courage and do the right;
Come out of the darkness and gloom of thy sin,
And walk in God’s beautiful light.
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O settle the question tonight,
O settle the question tonight,
Wait not till tomorrow
To end thy soul sorrow,
But settle the question tonight.
Tonight the good Spirit is here, my brother!
Tonight Jesus pleads with thee;
Tonight call on God while His grace is so near,
Tonight go in peace and be free.
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Tonight is the time to repent, my brother!
Tonight God is here in power;
Tonight is the time when the dear Lord will save,
Yes, this is salvation’s glad hour.
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Go not from this temple tonight, my brother!
Rejecting the grace of God;
Stand up and confess all the sins of thy life,
And trust in that soul cleansing blood.
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