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