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[Are you living for today]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: D. B. Towner Hymnal Title: The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 2 Used With Text: The Judgment Day

Author: Oswald J. Smith Appears in 2 hymnals Hymnal Title: The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 2 First Line: Are you living for today Refrain First Line: Are you ready for the judgment day Lyrics: 1 Are you living for today, With the future far away, Knowing not that ere the night Death may come and claim His right? Then, I bid you stop and think Ere you reach the awful bring, For ‘twill then be all too late, To avoid your certain fate! Refrain: Are you ready for the judgment day? Are you ready for the judgment day? Have you pardon full and free Through the Saviour slain for thee? Are you ready for the judgment day? 2 Have you turned away the Light, Sought the darkness and the night, Do you tread in error’s way, And avoid the Saviour’s way? Oh, beware! beware, I pray, And the voice of God obey, For to turn away the Light Is to dwell in endless night. [Refrain] 3 Have you lost the sense of sin, Silenced Conscience’s voice within, Placed the judgment far away, Fought the light and shunned the day? You will meet in sin or grace, Meet the Saviour face to face; ‘Tis for you the question when? You must meet Him now or then. [Refrain] 4 Is it better then to sin Than to have His peace within? For the Saviour came to God, Bending low beneath the rod— Died for guilty sinners lost, Paid the debt at fearful cost; Oh, then come! no longer wait, Ere forever ‘tis too late! [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Are you living for today]

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The Judgment Day

Author: Oswald J. Smith Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #11038 Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal First Line: Are you living for today Refrain First Line: Are you ready for the judgment day? Lyrics: 1 Are you living for today, With the future far away, Knowing not that ere the night Death may come and claim his right? Then, I bid you stop and think Ere you reach the awful brink, For ’twill then be all too late, To avoid your certain fate! Refrain: Are you ready for the judgment day? Are you ready for the judgment day? Have you pardon full and free Through the Savior slain for thee? Are you ready for the judgment day? 2 Have you turned away the Light, Sought the darkness and the night? Do you tread in error’s way, And avoid the Savior’s way? Oh, beware! beware, I pray, And the voice of God obey, For to turn away the Light Is to dwell in endless night! [Refrain] 3 Have you lost the sense of sin, Silenced conscience’s voice within, Placed the judgment far away, Fought the light and shunned the day? You will meet in sin or grace, Meet the Savior face to face; ’Tis for you the question when? You must meet Him now or then. [Refrain] 4 Is it better then to sin Than to have His peace within? For the Savior came to God, Bending low beneath the rod— Died for guilty sinners lost, Paid the debt at fearful cost; Oh, then come! no longer wait, Ere forever ’tis too late! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Are you living for today]

The Judgment Day

Author: Oswald J. Smith Hymnal: The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 2 #20 (1916) Hymnal Title: The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 2 First Line: Are you living for today Refrain First Line: Are you ready for the judgment day Lyrics: 1 Are you living for today, With the future far away, Knowing not that ere the night Death may come and claim His right? Then, I bid you stop and think Ere you reach the awful bring, For ‘twill then be all too late, To avoid your certain fate! Refrain: Are you ready for the judgment day? Are you ready for the judgment day? Have you pardon full and free Through the Saviour slain for thee? Are you ready for the judgment day? 2 Have you turned away the Light, Sought the darkness and the night, Do you tread in error’s way, And avoid the Saviour’s way? Oh, beware! beware, I pray, And the voice of God obey, For to turn away the Light Is to dwell in endless night. [Refrain] 3 Have you lost the sense of sin, Silenced Conscience’s voice within, Placed the judgment far away, Fought the light and shunned the day? You will meet in sin or grace, Meet the Saviour face to face; ‘Tis for you the question when? You must meet Him now or then. [Refrain] 4 Is it better then to sin Than to have His peace within? For the Saviour came to God, Bending low beneath the rod— Died for guilty sinners lost, Paid the debt at fearful cost; Oh, then come! no longer wait, Ere forever ‘tis too late! [Refrain] Tune Title: [Are you living for today]

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Oswald J. Smith

1889 - 1986 Hymnal Title: The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 2 Author of "The Judgment Day" in The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 2 Smith, Oswald Jeffrey. (Odessa, Ontario, November 8, 1889--January 25, 1986, Toronto, Canada). Presbyterian. Attended Manitoba College, Winnipeg, 1909-1910; Toronto Bible College, 1907-1908, 1910-1912; McCormick Theological Seminary, 1912-1915; further study at Knox College, Toronto; several honorary doctorates. Pastorates in Toronto, 1915-1958; frequently conducted evangelistic meetings and crusades elsewhere. In 1928 he organized the virtually autonomous People's Church, which combines a vigorous evangelistic program in Toronto with an enviable overseas missionary network; in 1958 he relinquished its guidance to his son Paul, but remained its highly active minister emeritus. He published some 35 devotional and inspirational books, which he eventually combined into fourteen; most of his 1200 hymns and poems first appeared in church-connected magazines, but many are found in Poems of a Lifetime (London: Marshall, 1962). --Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives

D. B. Towner

1850 - 1919 Hymnal Title: The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 2 Composer of "[Are you living for today]" in The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 2 Used pseudonyms Robert Beverly, T. R. Bowden ============================== Towner, Daniel B. (Rome, Pennsylvania, 1850--1919). Attended grade school in Rome, Penn. when P.P. Bliss was teacher. Later majored in music, joined D.L. Moody, and in 1893 became head of the music department at Moody Bible Institute. Author of more than 2,000 songs. --Paul Milburn, DNAH Archives