The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1387

1387. Every Bridge Is Burned Behind Me

1. Since I started out to find Thee,
Since I to the cross did flee,
Every bridge is burned behind me;
I will never turn from Thee.

Refrain
Strengthen all the ties that bind me
Closer, closer, Lord to Thee,
Every bridge is burned behind me;
Thine I evermore will be.

2. Thou didst hear my plea so kindly;
Thou didst grant me so much grace,
Every bridge is burned behind me;
I will ne’er my steps retrace. [Refrain]

3. Cares of life perplex and grind me,
Yet I keep the narrow way.
Every bridge is burned behind me;
I from Thee will never stray. [Refrain]

4. All in All I ever find Thee,
Savior, Lover, Brother, Friend,
Every bridge is burned behind me;
I will serve Thee to the end. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Since I started out to find Thee
• Title: Every Bridge Is Burned Behind Me
• Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1898)
• Refrain First Line: Strengthen all the ties that bind me
• Language: English
• Source: Light in The Valley, by George C. Hugg (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1898)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Since I started out to find Thee]
• Composer: George Crawford Hugg
• Incipit: 34511 21651 11322
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain