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138. If the Light Has Gone Out

1 When the sun of your life has gone down,
And the clouds in the west turn to gold,
Endless night then to you will have come,
If the light has gone out in your soul.

Chorus:
Oh, just think how in death you will feel,
With the light growing dim in your soul;
Oh, how lonely ’twill be! Oh, how still!
When the light has gone out of your soul.

2 When you come to the end of the way,
And life’s story for you has been told,
Oh, how sad all to you will appear,
If the light has gone out in your soul. [Chorus]

3 When before judgment’s bar you shall stand,
And the deeds that have here had control,
Good and evil appear, oh, what then,
If the light has gone out in your soul? [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: When the sun of your life has gone down
Title: If the Light Has Gone Out
Author: C. J. W.
Refrain First Line: Oh, just think how in death you will feel
Language: English
Publication Date: 1935
Copyright: © 1917 by The Trio Music Co. in "The Golden Star"
Notes: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [When the sun of your life has gone down]
Composer: Curtis J. Williams
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: © 1917 by The Trio Music Co. in "The Golden Star"



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