Look Not Behind Thee

Fanny Crosby • English

Primary Scripture: Genesis 19:17

Verse 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?

Chorus

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?

Verse 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?

Chorus

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?

Verse 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?

Chorus

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?

Scripture References

Reference 1

genesis 19:17