| The Old Account Was Settled |
| In the key of |
| Intro |
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| VS1 |
| There was a time on earth, when in the book of Heav'n |
| An old account was standing for sins yet unforgiv'n; |
| My name was at the top and many things below, |
| I went unto the keeper, and settled long ago. |
| CH1 |
| 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 |
| Inter |
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| VS2 |
| 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. |
| CH2 |
| 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 |
| Inter |
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| VS3 |
| Oh 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. |
| CH3 |
| 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 |
| Tag |
| And the records here today, for He washed my sins away, |
| When the old account was settled long ago |
| Long ago |