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[Oh, why will you go away tonight]

Appears in 8 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 13333 45555 61176 Used With Text: Why Will You Go Away To-night?

Author: I. N. McHose Appears in 15 hymnals First Line: Oh, why will you go away tonight Refrain First Line: You're going away unsaved Lyrics: Oh, why will you go away tonight, Unsaved and rejecting the Lord? Why grope in the darkness, refusing the light, No hope of a blessed reward? Chorus: You’re going away unsaved! You’re going away unsaved, While pardon is free, Dear sinner, for thee, You’re going away unsaved. Oh, why will you go away tonight, Not heeding the Spirit’s sweet call? This may be your last invitation; then come, There’s room and a welcome for all. Oh, why will you go away tonight, To wander in sin’s deepest gloom? Oh, come, ere the Spirit forsake thee in flight, And leave you to comfortless doom. Oh, why will you go away tonight, You’re hard’ning your heart by delay! Refusing the joys of yon heaven so bright; Oh, why are you going away? Used With Tune: [Oh, why will you go away tonight]

Unsaved!

Author: Jennie Ree Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O why will you go away tonight Refrain First Line: You're going away unsaved Lyrics: 1 O why will you go away tonight Unsaved—far away from God! Why grope in the darkness, refusing the light Wherein all the saints have trod. Refrain: You’re going away unsaved, You’re going away unsaved, Though still there is room, And Jesus says “Come!” You are going away unsaved. 2 O why will you go away tonight Unheeding the Spirit’s call? The table is spread, and the Master awaits With room at the feast for all! [Refrain] 3 O why will you go away tonight To wander in pathless gloom? Come now, ere the Spirit forever departs, And leaves thee unto thy doom! [Refrain] 4 O why will you go away tonight? Decide, sinner, while you may; From life everlasting from friends and from God, O why will you turn away? [Refrain] Topics: Warning Used With Tune: [O why will you go away tonight]

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Why Will You Go Away Tonight?

Author: I. N. McHose Hymnal: Twentieth (20th) Century Songs Part One #12 (1900) First Line: Oh, why will you go away tonight Refrain First Line: You're going away unsaved Lyrics: Oh, why will you go away tonight, Unsaved and rejecting the Lord? Why grope in the darkness, refusing the light, No hope of a blessed reward? Chorus: You’re going away unsaved! You’re going away unsaved, While pardon is free, Dear sinner, for thee, You’re going away unsaved. Oh, why will you go away tonight, Not heeding the Spirit’s sweet call? This may be your last invitation; then come, There’s room and a welcome for all. Oh, why will you go away tonight, To wander in sin’s deepest gloom? Oh, come, ere the Spirit forsake thee in flight, And leave you to comfortless doom. Oh, why will you go away tonight, You’re hard’ning your heart by delay! Refusing the joys of yon heaven so bright; Oh, why are you going away? Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, why will you go away tonight]

Unsaved!

Author: Jennie Ree Hymnal: New Songs for Service #247 (1929) First Line: O why will you go away tonight Refrain First Line: You're going away unsaved Lyrics: 1 O why will you go away tonight Unsaved—far away from God! Why grope in the darkness, refusing the light Wherein all the saints have trod. Refrain: You’re going away unsaved, You’re going away unsaved, Though still there is room, And Jesus says “Come!” You are going away unsaved. 2 O why will you go away tonight Unheeding the Spirit’s call? The table is spread, and the Master awaits With room at the feast for all! [Refrain] 3 O why will you go away tonight To wander in pathless gloom? Come now, ere the Spirit forever departs, And leaves thee unto thy doom! [Refrain] 4 O why will you go away tonight? Decide, sinner, while you may; From life everlasting from friends and from God, O why will you turn away? [Refrain] Topics: Warning Languages: English Tune Title: [O why will you go away tonight]

Oh, Why Will You Go Away Tonight?

Author: I. N. McHose Hymnal: The Gospel Call, Part Two #241 (1897) First Line: Oh, why will you go away tonight Refrain First Line: You're going away unsaved Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, why will you go away tonight]

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Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Composer of "[Oh, why will you go away tonight]" in Salvation Songs Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman

I. N. McHose

b. 1831 Person Name: Rev. I. N. McHose Author of "Going Away Unsaved" in Salvation Songs McHose, Isaac N. Born 1831/1832, Hellerstown, Pennsylvania. Some speculation on his identity. Co-editor with Kurzenknabe and Bentley on Gospel Trio of Sacred Song (1891). --Letters, family trees in DNAH Archives