Scripture Verse

I set before you today a blessing and a curse. Deuteronomy 11:26

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: El­la P. Mar­tin, in The Gos­pel Hymn Book, by Da­ni­el B. Tow­ner (Day­ton, Ohio: Lo­renz Pub­lish­ing, 1903), num­ber 134 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

There’s a gen­tle voice that’s plead­ing
With you, bro­ther,
You have heard it at the morn­ing,
Night and noon;
And it speaks to you to­day,
As in paths of sin you stray;
Are you go­ing on to glo­ry or to gloom?

Refrain

Going on to glo­ry or to gloom?
On to end­less joy or end­less doom?
Brother, hear the voice of God
As He speaks to you in love,
Are you going on to glo­ry or to gloom?

’Tis a quest­ion you must an­swer,
O my bro­ther,
For the judg­ment day is com­ing,
Sure and soon;
You are stand­ing here to­day,
At the part­ing of the way;
Are you go­ing on to glo­ry or to gloom?

Refrain

You are choos­ing in this so­lemn hour,
My bro­ther,
And your choice may fix your soul’s
Eternal doom;
Jesus waits for you to­day,
Pointing t’ward the nar­row way;
Are you go­ing on to glo­ry or to gloom?

Refrain