Scripture Verse

He is our God…today if you will hear His voice, harden not your heart. Psalm 95:7–8

Introduction

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Baptist W. Noel (1798–1873)

Words: Bap­tist W. No­el, A Se­lect­ion of Psalms and Hymns, Adapt­ed Chief­ly for Con­gre­ga­tion­al and So­cial Wor­ship (Lon­don: B. W. Gar­din­er, 1853), num­ber 7, alt.

Music: Sel­lin­ge John P. Hul­lah, Book of Praise Hym­nal (Lon­don: Mac­Mil­lan, 1868), num­ber 49 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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John P. Hullah (1812–1884)

Lyrics

All yes­ter­day is past,
Tomorrow’s not our own;
Today may be our fi­nal chance
To bow be­fore the throne.

Tomorrow, Lord is Thine,
Lodged in Thy so­ver­eign hand;
And if its sun arise and shine,
It shines by Thy com­mand.

The pre­sent mo­ment flies
And bears our life away;
Oh, make the care­less tru­ly wise,
That they may live to­day.

Hear ye His voice to­day,
And hard­en not your heart;
Tomorrow He in jus­tice may
Pronounce the doom, De­part.

Upon a fleet­ing hour
Eternity is hung;
Lord, wak­en by Thy migh­ty pow­er
The ag­èd and the young.