1045--O do not let the Word depart,

O do not let the Word depart,

1045

	1.	O do not let the Word depart,
		And close thine eyes against the light:
		Poor sinner, harden not your heart,
		Be saved, O tonight.
		O why not tonight?
		O why not tonight?
		Wilt thou be saved?
		Then why not tonight?
	2.	Tomorrow's sun may never rise
		To bless thy long-deluded sight;
		This is the time, O then be wise,
		Be saved, O tonight.
	3.	Our Lord in pity lingers still,
		And wilt thou thus His love requite?
		Renounce at once thy stubborn will,
		Be saved, O tonight.
	4.	Our blessed Lord refuses none
		Who would to Him their souls unite;
		Believe on Him, the work is done.
		Be saved, O tonight.