| Song | The Old Account Was Settled |
| Album | Christian Songs Of Hope |
| Genre | Christian Hymns By Songwriter |
| Writer(s) | Frank M. Graham |
| Music | |
| Key | Ab |
| Tags | The Old Account Was Settled |
| Meter | 12.13.12.13 R |
| Scripture Reference(s) | Romans 14:12; Isaiah 1:18; Romans 5:1; 1 John 5:9-13; 2 Timothy 1:12 |
| Year | 1902 |
There Was A Time On Earth When In The Book Of Heav’n
An Old Account Was Standing For Sins Yet Unforgiving;
My Name Was At The Top, And Many Things Below—
I Went Unto The Keeper, And Settled Long Ago.
Long Ago, Long Ago,
Yes, The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago;
And The Record’s Clear Today, For He Washed My Sins Away,
When The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago.
The Old Account Was Large, And Growing Every Day,
For I Was Always Sinning, And Never Tried To Pay;
But When I Looked Ahead, And Saw Such Pain And Woe,
I Said That I Would Settle—I Settled Long Ago.
When In That Happy Home, My Savior’s Home Above,
I’ll Sing Redemption’s Story, And Praise Him For His Love;
I’ll Not Forget That Book, With Pages White As Snow,
Because I Came And Settled, And Settled Long Ago.
O Sinner, Trust The Lord, Be Cleansed Of All Your Sin,
For Thus He Hath Provided For You To Enter In;
And Then If You Should Live A Hundred Years Below,
Up There You’ll Not Regret It—You Settled Long Ago.
