Look Not Behind Thee

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?

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?

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?

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?