The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11214

11214. Look Not Behind Thee

1 Look not behind thee, O sinner, beware;
Haste to the mountain, thy refuge is there;
Trust not the voices that lure thee to stay;
Jesus is calling thee, then why still delay?

Refrain:
List to the warning! No longer remain—
Fly from the valley, escape from the plain;
Turn from the voices that lure thee to stay,
Angels are calling thee, then why still delay?

2 Look not behind thee, O lost one, beware;
Why dost thou linger, ’twixt hope and despair?
Danger and darkness encompass thy way;
Jesus is calling thee, then why still delay? [Refrain]

3 Look not behind thee, the tempter is near;
Speed to the mountain, thy pathway is clear;
Jesus who loves thee is calling today—
Come to thy Father’s house, O why still delay? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Look not behind thee, O sinner, beware
• Title: Look Not Behind Thee
• Author: Fanny Crosby
• Refrain First Line: List to the warning! No longer remain
• Meter: 10.10.10.11 D
• Language: English
• Source: Young People's Songs of Praise, by I. Allan Sankey (Chicago: Biglow & Main, 1902)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: GRAZ
• Composer: Ira David Sankey (1902)
• Meter: 10.10.10.11 D
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain