An old account was standing for sins yet unforgiven;
My name was at the top, and many things below,
I went unto the Keeper, and settled long ago.
Long ago (down on my knees),
long ago (I settled it all),
Yes, the old account was settled long ago
(Hallelujah!);
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.
Long ago (down on my knees),
long ago (I settled it all),
Yes, the old account was settled long ago
(Hallelujah!);
And the record’s clear today, for He washed my
sins away,
When the old account was 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.
Long ago (down on my knees),
long ago (I settled it all),
Yes, the old account was settled long ago
(Hallelujah!);
And the record’s clear today, for He washed my
sins away,
When the old account was 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.
Long ago (down on my knees),
long ago (I settled it all),
Yes, the old account was settled long ago
(Hallelujah!);
And the record’s clear today, for He washed my
sins away,
When the old account was settled long ago.