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Text:Settle the Question
Author:Rev. Elisha A. Hoffman
Tune:[Oh, settle the question tonight, my brother]
Composer:Arthur W. Nelson

192. Settle the Question

1 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.

Chorus:
Oh, settle the question tonight!
Oh, settle the question tonight,
Wait not till tomorrow
To end thy soul sorrow,
But settle the question tonight.

2 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. [Chorus]

3 Tonight is the time to repent, my brother!
Tonight God is here in pow’r;
Tonight is the time when the dear Lord will save,
Yes, this is salvation’s glad hour. [Chorus]

4 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 the soul-cleansing blood. [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: Oh, settle the question tonight, my brother
Title: Settle the Question
Author: Rev. Elisha A. Hoffman
Refrain First Line: Oh, settle the question tonight
Language: English
Publication Date: 1900
Topic: Invitation
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Oh, settle the question tonight, my brother]
Composer: Arthur W. Nelson
Notes: Public Domain.



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