The Old Account Was Settled (EN 4791)

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There was a time on earth, when in the book of Heav’n

An old account was standing for sins yet unforgiv’n;

My name was at the top, and many things below,

I went unto the Keeper, and settled long ago.

Long ago (down on my knees), long ago (I settled it all),

Yes, the old account was settled long ago (Hallelujah!);

And the record’s clear today, for He washed my sins away,

When the old account was settled long ago.

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The old account was large, and growing every day,

For I was always sinning, and never tried to pay;

But when I looked ahead, and saw such pain and woe,

I said that I would settle, I settled long ago.

3

When in that happy home, my Savior’s home above,

I’ll sing redemption’s story, and praise Him for His love;

I’ll not forget that book, with pages white as snow,

Because I came and settled, and settled long ago.

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O sinner, trust the Lord, be cleansed of all your sin,

For thus He hath provided for you to enter in;

And then if you should live a hundred years below,

Up there you’ll not regret it, you settled long ago.