Timeless Truths ‎#575

575. To Be Lost in the Night

1 Oh, come to the Savior, thou poor, weary soul,
’Tis Jesus invites thee to come;
By the pow’r of His blood would He now make thee whole,
And fit thee to dwell in His home.

Refrain:
To be lost in the night, in eternity’s night,
To sink in despair and in woe;
But such is thy doom, if thou turn from the light,
Refusing His mercy to know.

2 His great, loving heart beats in pity for thee,
He anxiously waits for thee now;
Oh, turn not away, but His bleeding hands see,
They’ll smooth the dark clouds from thy brow. [Refrain]

3 Your time now is passing, eternity’s near,
The sun now hangs low o’er thy way;
Oh, turn to Him now, the glad gospel word hear,
Oh, hasten while yet there is day. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, come to the Savior, thou poor, weary soul
• Title: To Be Lost in the Night
• Author: A. F. Ferris (1911)
• Refrain First Line: To be lost in the night, in eternity’s night
• Meter: 11.8.11.8 R
• Scripture:
  Matthew 25:30
• Topic: Warning
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/To_Be_Lost_in_the_Night); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (432); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (455)

Tune Information

• Name: [Oh, come to the Savior, thou poor, weary soul]
• Composer: Ella B. Bishop (1911)
• Meter: 11.8.11.8 R
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/To_Be_Lost_in_the_Night); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (432); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (455)