The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9933

9933. Where Is My Soul Tonight?

1 Oft have I heard a voice that said,
In tones that were soft and low,
"Thy Savior has loved, and loves thee yet;
Then why wilt thou slight Him so?"

Refrain:
But where is my soul, where is my soul,
Where is my soul tonight?
That voice pleads on, pleads patiently on,
But where is my soul tonight?

2 Oft have I heard a warning voice
That urged me to fly from sin;
To open the door I long have closed,
And welcome the Savior in. [Refrain]

3 Oft have I heard a tender voice,
When troubled and care-oppressed;
And then like a weary child I sighed
In Jesus to find a rest. [Refrain]

4 Oft have I heard a grieved, sad voice,
Entreating me o’er and o’er;
And if I refuse to hear it now,
Perhaps it will come no more.

O Savior, I yield, Savior, I yield,
Take Thou my soul tonight.
I now believe, and gladly receive
Thy message of grace tonight.

Text Information

• First Line: Oft have I heard a voice that said
• Title: Where Is My Soul Tonight?
• Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1885)
• Refrain First Line: But where is my soul, where is my soul
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Joy and Gladness by William McDonald, Joshua Gill, John R. Sweney and William Kirkpatrick (Boston: McDonald & Gill, 1885)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Some hymnals show the author as Martha J. Lankton, one of Fanny's pseudonyms

Tune Information

• Name: [Oft have I heard a voice that said]
• Composer: William James Kirkpatrick
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain