Hymn
Why Not Now?
- Writer
- D. W. Whittle
- Meter
- 7.7.7.7 with refrain
While we pray, and while we plead,
While you see your soul’s deep need,
While our Father calls you home,
Will you not, my brother, come?
Why not now? why not now?
Why not come to Jesus now?
Why not now? why not now?
Why not come to Jesus now?
You have wandered far away;
Do not risk another day;
Do not turn from God your face,
But today accept His grace.
In the world you’ve failed to find
Aught of peace for troubled mind:
Come to Christ, on Him believe;
Peace and joy you shall receive.
Come to Christ, confession make;
Come to Christ and pardon take;
Trust in Him from day to day,
He will keep you all the way.
Why Not Now? — Text from Victory Songs, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/why-not-now
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Why Not Now?
The words of Why Not Now were written by D. W. Whittle; the version here was published in 1920. The library holds 3 more hymns by D. W. Whittle, including I Know Not Why God's Wondrous Grace and Moment By Moment.
Is Why Not Now public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Victory Songs, published in 1920. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the meter of Why Not Now?
Why Not Now is in 7.7.7.7 with refrain. Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Who Is He in Yonder Stall, Children of Jerusalem and See Amid the Winter's Snow.