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Author: Henry Jeffreys Zelley Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Almost you’ve settled the question Refrain First Line: You are going down to judgment Lyrics: 1 Almost you’ve settled the question, Solemnly counting the cost; Listen today, turn while you may, Almost may mean fully lost. Refrain: You are going down to judgment, Going down to judgment, Walking where the lost have trod; O stop, just now, and think, E’er you reach the awful brink, Prepare to meet thy God. 2 Just on the threshold you’re standing: Why do you still turn away? Life is so dear, death is so near, Come to the Savior today. [Refrain] 3 Soon you must make your decision, Come, and no longer refuse; Now while you may, choose life today, Do not God’s mercy abuse. [Refrain] 4 Jesus has died to redeem you, Offers you life thro’ His blood; You must repent, or soon lament, Banished forever from God. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Almost you’ve settled the question] Text Sources: Hymns of the Kingdom by Adam Geibel, William Stone, R. Frank Lehman and J. Wesley Hughes (Philadelphia: Geibel & Lehman, 1905)

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[Almost you’ve settled the question]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Wesley Hughes Tune Key: F Major or modal Incipit: 33344 13321 53212 Used With Text: Going Down To Judgment

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Going Down to Judgment

Author: H. J. Zelley, D.D. Hymnal: Hymns of the Kingdom #36 (1905) First Line: Almost you've settled the question Refrain First Line: You are going down to judgment Lyrics: 1 Almost you’ve settled the question, Solemnly counting the cost; Listen today, turn while you may, Almost may mean fully lost. Refrain: You are going down to judgment, Going down to judgment, Walking where the lost have trod, O stop, just now, and think, E’er you reach the awful brink, Prepare to meet thy God. 2 Just on the threshold you’re standing, Why do you still turn away; Life is so dear, death is so near, Come to the Saviour today. [Refrain] 3 Soon you must make your decision, Come , and no longer refuse; Now while you may, choose life today, Do not God’s mercy abuse. [Refrain] 4 Jesus has died to redeem you, Offers you life through His blood; You must repent, or soon lament, Banished forever from God. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Almost you've settled the question]

Going Down To Judgment

Author: Henry Jeffreys Zelley Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #12846 First Line: Almost you’ve settled the question Refrain First Line: You are going down to judgment Lyrics: 1 Almost you’ve settled the question, Solemnly counting the cost; Listen today, turn while you may, Almost may mean fully lost. Refrain: You are going down to judgment, Going down to judgment, Walking where the lost have trod; O stop, just now, and think, E’er you reach the awful brink, Prepare to meet thy God. 2 Just on the threshold you’re standing: Why do you still turn away? Life is so dear, death is so near, Come to the Savior today. [Refrain] 3 Soon you must make your decision, Come, and no longer refuse; Now while you may, choose life today, Do not God’s mercy abuse. [Refrain] 4 Jesus has died to redeem you, Offers you life thro’ His blood; You must repent, or soon lament, Banished forever from God. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Almost you’ve settled the question]

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Henry J. Zelley

1859 - 1942 Person Name: H. J. Zelley, D.D. Author of "Going Down to Judgment" in Hymns of the Kingdom Henry Jeffreys Zelley was born at Mt. Holly, NJ, on Mar. 15, 1859. Educated in the Mt. Holly public schools, at Pennington Seminary, and at Taylor University, where he earned his M. A., Ph. D., and D. D. degrees, he became a Methodist minister in 1882 and first served in the New Jersey Conference as a statistical secretary, treasurer, and trustee, becoming a promoter of the campmeeting movement. Noted for his evangelistic fervor, Zelley produced over 1500 poems, hymns, and gospel songs. One of his songs, "He Brought Me Out" with music by Henry L. Gilmour, appears in several denominational hymnals. Cyberhymnal also lists "When Israel Out of Bondage Came" or "He Rolled the Sea Away" with music by Gilmour too. Another of Zelley’s songs, "The Mountains of Faith" with music by M. L. McPhail, is found in Sacred Selections. After working with nineteen different churches in the New Jersey Conference over his lifetime, Zelley, who also served as a trustee of Pennington Seminary, retired in 1929 and died at Trenton, NJ, on Mar. 16, 1942. --http://homeschoolblogger.com/hymnstudies