O Why Not Tonight?

Words:
Elizabeth Reed
Music:
J. Calvin Bushey

Sheet music

  1. 1O do not let the word depart,And close thine eyes against the light;Poor sinner, harden not thy heart,Be saved, O tonight.O why not tonight?(O why not tonight? why not tonight?)O why not tonight?(Why not tonight? why not tonight?)Wilt thou be saved?(Wilt thou be saved, wilt thou be saved?)Then why not tonight?(Then why not, O why not tonight?)
  2. 2Tomorrow’s sun may never riseTo bless thy long deluded sight;This is the time, O then be wise:Be saved, O tonight.O why not tonight?(O why not tonight? why not tonight?)O why not tonight?(Why not tonight? why not tonight?)Wilt thou be saved?(Wilt thou be saved, wilt thou be saved?)Then why not tonight?(Then why not, O why not tonight?)
  3. 3Our Lord in pity lingers still,And wilt thou thus His love requite;Renounce at once thy stubborn will,Be saved, oh, tonight.O why not tonight?(O why not tonight? why not tonight?)O why not tonight?(Why not tonight? why not tonight?)Wilt thou be saved?(Wilt thou be saved, wilt thou be saved?)Then why not tonight?(Then why not, O why not tonight?)
  4. 4Our blessed Lord refuses noneWho would to Him their souls unite;Believe, obey, the work is done,Be saved, O tonight.O why not tonight?(O why not tonight? why not tonight?)O why not tonight?(Why not tonight? why not tonight?)Wilt thou be saved?(Wilt thou be saved, wilt thou be saved?)Then why not tonight?(Then why not, O why not tonight?)

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1842, the words are in 657 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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