The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16619

16619. Decide Tonight

1 Why wa­ver be­tween two opin­ions?
O why should you not choose to­night?
You should not re­fuse the Sav­ior to choose:
Is it dark­ness, or is it the light?

Refrain:
O why not de­cide, dear friend, to­night?
O why not de­cide to­night?
Time speed­eth away, O do not de­lay,
But de­cide for thy Sav­ior ton­ight.

2 Decide who you’ll serve now, dear bro­ther;
There’s dan­ger in any de­lay;
If Christ is your choice, you now may re­joice
In the know­ledge of sin washed away. [Refrain]

3 Come un­der the heav­en­ly ban­ner;
O come now, dear bro­ther, to­night:
Decide for the Lord, ’twill bring its re­ward,
Henceforth, battle for truth and for right. [Refrain]

4 Why still un­de­cid­ed, dear bro­ther?
There’s mer­cy from Je­sus ab­ove;
Thy ref­uge is near, so why should you fear?
Why not trust in His grace and His love? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Why wa­ver be­tween two opin­ions?
• Title: Decide Tonight
• Author: Mary Maria Kiernan Kennedy (1898)
• Refrain First Line: O why not decide, dear friend, tonight?
• Language: English
• Source: Gospel Herald in Song by William S. Nickle, George J. Meyer, and Owen F. Pugh (Chicago: Meyer & Brother, 1899)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Why wa­ver be­tween two opin­ions?]
• Composer: William Speer Nickle
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain