The Old Account Was Settled (Graham - Graham) [v1] Piano

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*DISTINCT!*
SCORE: Scrolls smoothly with cursor.
LYRICS: Big letters in neat line breaks
HIGH NOTES: Unchanged
IDEAL USE: Sing-along (group or solo)
TEMPO: Adjusted
AUDIO: Optimal level
INSTRUMENT: Piano
VIDEO: HD-Recorded
SOURCE: Public Domain (Please see Copyright below.)

HYMN TITLE: The Old Account Was Settled
MUSIC BY: Frank M. Graham
WORDS BY: Frank M. Graham
KEY: A-flat major (Same as in source document)
KEY SIGNATURE: Intro staff shows true key while verse staves shows Open Key.
INTRO: Added
INTERLUDE: None
LYRICS:
Stanza 1:
There was a time, I know, When in the book of heaven,
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.
Stanza 2:
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, And settled long ago.
Stanza 3:
3 When at the judgment bar I stand before my King,
And He the book will open, He cannot find a thing;
Then will my heart be glad, While tears of joy will flow,
Because I had it settled, And settled long ago.
Stanza 4:
O sinner, seek the Lord, Repent of all your sin;
For thus He has commanded, If you would enter in;
And then if you should live A hundred years below,
E'en here you’ll not regret it, You settled long ago.
Chorus:
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.

*SCRIPTURE & THEMES:*
This hymn reflects themes of forgiveness, redemption, and the joy of having one’s sins forgiven through Christ’s sacrifice.

(1) Colossians 2:13-14 (KJV): "And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross."
- Emphasizes the removal of the "old account" of sin, nailed to the cross by Christ.

(2) Romans 6:23 (KJV): "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
- Aligns with the hymn's theme of the penalty for sin being paid and the promise of eternal life through Christ.

(3) Revelation 20:12 (KJV): "And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works."
- Connects with the hymn's imagery of an "account" being recorded and ultimately settled through Christ’s redemptive work.

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Alto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM-WvDz4Dvc&list=PLSdM-TL1gwdJTrvYLvpWj-fzJ3CZcwpq4&index=118&pp=gAQBiAQBsAQB8AUB
Tenor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2YKZ8s12Tk&list=PLSdM-TL1gwdI7ZTfowpdRxi6wBQ6QvxYa&index=118&pp=gAQBiAQBsAQB
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Quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdMKzGuKSXU&list=PLSdM-TL1gwdL1_ZoWG8Zy1ae-bErTYcAq&index=118&pp=gAQBiAQBsAQB8AUB
Piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J30PGlSX6sA&list=PLSdM-TL1gwdLBsbmIFUHV-dQeaPdQv3HW&index=119&pp=gAQBiAQBsAQB8AUB

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