228. O WHY NOT TONIGHT?

1. O do not let the word depart,

And close thine eyes against the light;

Poor sinner, harden not your heart,

Be save, O tonight

O why not to-night? O why not to-night?

Wilt thou be saved?

Then why not to-night?

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 pit lingers still,

And with thou thus His love requite?

Renounce at once thy stubborn will,

Be save, O tonight.

4. Our blessed Lord refuses none

Who would to Him their souls unite;

Believe, obey, the work is done,

Be saved, O tonight.

GOSPEL REALM: STEPS TO SALVATION
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)