The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11027

11027. The Risk Is Too Great

1 Don’t try to succeed without Christ as your friend,
Because if you do, you will fail in the end;
Don’t put off salvation until ’tis too late,
Don’t live without Jesus, the risk is too great.

Refrain:
The risk is too great, the risk is too great,
Each day you are facing a terrible fate;
Be saved ere too late, face Heaven’s bright gate,
Don’t live without Jesus: The risk is too great.

2 Don’t try to go on without Christ as your guide,
Lest foes overtake you and evils betide;
He knows the right way unto Heaven’s fair gate,
Don’t walk without Jesus, the risk is too great. [Refrain]

3 Don’t trust to your goodness to save you at last,
For only the Savior can blot out your past;
So trust Him completely today, do not wait,
Don’t live without Jesus, the risk is too great. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Don’t try to succeed without Christ as your friend
• Title: The Risk Is Too Great
• Author: James Rowe
• Refrain First Line: The risk is too great, the risk is too great
• Language: English
• Source: Alexander's Gospel Songs and Solos, by Charles M. Alexander (Philadelphia: Sterling Music Company, 1917)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Don't try to succeed without Christ as your friend]
• Composer: Haldor Lillenas
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain