The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16568

16568. Behold This Sodom Here Below

1 Behold this So­dom here be­low,
I leave it all to you,
Hinder me not, for I must go,
My Je­sus to pur­sue.

2 My world­ly cares will prove my woe,
I bid them all adieu;
Hinder me not, for I must go,
My Je­sus to pur­sue.

3 The word of God hath brought me low,
Being con­scious it is true;
Hinder me not for I must go,
My Je­sus to pur­sue.

4 Not all my pray­ers nor tears that flow,
Can form my soul anew;
Hinder me not, for I must go,
My Je­sus to pur­sue.

5 I hear the terms are ve­ry low,
But mo­ney will not do;
Hinder me not, for I must go,
My Je­sus to pur­sue.

6 In all my right­eous­ness I know,
There’s no­thing that is true;
Hinder me not, for I must go,
My Je­sus to pur­sue.

7 Like Ab’ram’s serv­ant I must know,
And like him would prove true;
Hinder me not, for I must go,
My Je­sus to pur­sue.

Text Information

• First Line: Behold this So­dom here be­low
• Title: Behold This Sodom Here Below
• Author: Anna K. Beeman (alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns on Various Subjects (Norwich, Conn.: Philadelphia Baptist Association, 1792)
• Notes: Alternate tunes: LAFAYETTE by John B. Herbert, LAMBETH by Wilhelm A. F. Schulthes

Tune Information

• Name: MAITLAND
• Composer: George Nelson Allen (1844)
• Meter: CM
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain