Look Not Behind Thee

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Look not behind thee; O sinner beware

Author: Fanny Crosby
Tune: [Look not behind thee]
Published in 2 hymnals

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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]

Source: Young People's Songs of Praise #166

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Author: Fanny Crosby

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First Line:	Look not behind thee; O sinner beware
Title:	Look Not Behind Thee
Author:	Fanny Crosby
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	List to the warning! no longer remain
Copyright:	Public Domain