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| 321 | Laudes Domini#322 | 323 |
| Text: | "Backward never looking" |
| Author: | Godfrey Thring |
1 Nearer, ever nearer,
Christ, we draw to thee,
Deep in adoration
Bending low the knee:
Thou for our redemption
Cam'st on earth to die;
Thou, that we might follow,
Hast gone up on high.
2 Onward, ever onward,
Journeying o'er the road
Worn by saints before us,
Journeying on to God:
Leaving all behind us
May we hasten on,
Backward never looking
Till the prize is won.
3 Higher then and higher
Bear the ransomed soul,
Earthly toils forgotten,
Saviour, to its goal;
Where in joys unthought of
Saints with angels sing,
Never weary raising
Praises to their King.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Nearer, ever nearer |
| Title: | "Backward never looking" |
| Author: | Godfrey Thring |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1890 |
| Topic: | Conflict With Sin; Backsliding; Christians: Conflicts |
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