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If the Light Has Gone Out

Curtis J. Williams • English

Primary Scripture: Matthew 6:23

Verse 1

When the sun of your life has gone down, And the clouds in the west turn to gold, Endless night then to you will have come, If the light has gone out in your soul.

Chorus

O just think how in death you will feel, With the light growing dim in your soul; O how lonely ’twill be! O how still! When the light has gone out of your soul.

Verse 2

When you come to the end of the way, And life’s story for you has been told, O how sad all to you will appear, If the light has gone out in your soul.

Chorus

O just think how in death you will feel, With the light growing dim in your soul; O how lonely ’twill be! O how still! When the light has gone out of your soul.

Verse 3

When before judgment’s bar you shall stand, And the deeds that have here had control, Good and evil appear, O what then, If the light has gone out in your soul?

Chorus

O just think how in death you will feel, With the light growing dim in your soul; O how lonely ’twill be! O how still! When the light has gone out of your soul.

Scripture References

Reference 1

  • matthew 6:23

Reference 2

  • matthew 24:42-44