Young People's Songs of Praise ‎#166

166. 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
• Title: Look Not Behind Thee
• Author: Fanny J. Crosby
• Refrain First Line: List to the warning! no longer remain
• Publication Date: 1902
• Scripture:
  Genesis 19:17
• Topic: Invitation

Tune Information

• Name: [Look not behind thee]
• Composer: Ira D. Sankey