1 When you come to Jordan's flood, What will you do? You who now contemn your God,

What will you do?

Death will be a solemn day! When the soul is forced away, It will be too late to pray: What will you do?

2 You who have no more than form, What will you do?

Can you brave the awful storm? What will you do? When the waves of death assail, Every reed and prop will fail, Forms will be of no avail: What will you do?

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1 Whene'er we meet, you always say, What's the news?

Pray what's the order of the day? What's the news?

O! I have got good news to tell, My Saviour has done all things well, And triumphed over death and heli, That's the news.

You who have been turned aside, What will you do?

2 The Lord has pardoned all my sin, That's the news;

I feel the witness now within, That's the news;

And since he took my guilt away, And taught me how to watch and pray, I'm happy now from day to day, That's the news.

Whither will you flee to hide? What will you do? Conscience will in terror rise, And the worm that never dies, When you sink no more to rise: What will you do?

What's the News?'

4 Christian, now I'll turn to thee, What wilt thou do?

When thou dost the river see, What wilt thou do?

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To the cross I then will cling, Shout, O death, where is thy sting? Victory! victory! I will sing­That's what I'll do?

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3 And Jesus Christ can save you too, That's the news;

Your sinful heart he can renew, That's the news;

This moment, if for sin you grieve, This moment, if you do believe, A full acquittal you'll receive, That's the news.

4 And then if any one should say, What's the news?

O tell them you've begun to pray, That's the news; [ band,

That you have joined the conquering And now at God's divine command You're marching to the better land, That's the news.