I'VE TURNED MY BACK UPON THE WORLD
1. I've turned my
back upon the world
With all its idle
pleasures,
And set my heart on
better things,
On higher holier
treasures;
No more its glitter
and its glare,
And vanity shall
blind me;
I've cross'd the
separating line,
And left the world
behind me.
Far, far behind me,
Far, far behind me!
I've cross'd the
separating line,
And left the world
behind me.
2. I've left the
old sad life of sin,
Its follies all
forsaken;
My standing place
is now in Christ,
His holy vows I've
taken;
Beneath the
standard of the cross
The world
henceforth shall find me;
I've passed in
Christ from death to life,
And left the world
behind me.
Far, far behind me!
Far, far behind me!
I've passed in
Christ from death to life,
And left the world
behind me.
3. My soul shall
ne'er return again
Back to its former
station,
For here alone is
perfect peace,
And rest from
condemnation;
I've made exchange
of masters now,
The vows of glory
bind me,
And once for all I've
left the world,
Yes, left the world
behind me.
Far, far behind me!
Far, far behind me!
And once for all
I've left the world,
Yes, left the world
behind me.
4. My choice is
made forevermore,
I want no other
Savior;
I ask no purer
happiness
Than His sweet love
and favor;
My heart is fixed
on Jesus Christ,
No more the world
shall blind me,
I've crossed the
Red Sea of His death,
And left the world
behind me.
Far, far behind
me! Far, far behind me!
I've crossed the
Red Sea of His death,
And left the world
behind me.
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