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 crossed the separating line,
And left the world behind me.
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 crossed the separating line,
And left the world behind me.
Far, far behind me!
Far, far behind me!
I’ve crossed the separating line,
And left the world behind me.
Far, far behind me!
I’ve crossed 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Far, far behind me!
I’ve crossed the Red Sea of His death,
And left the world behind me.
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Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria
Great hymn, telling us to leave the world with all its pleasures behind us. And we have passed in Christ from death to life.
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
I believe I crossed the line and left the world behind me at my baptism. But I still constantly need to experience this line as the cross.
Irvine, CA, United States
I’ve crossed the separating line, and left the world behind me.
Salem, OR, United States
Lord Jesus! transform our soul and conform us to Your image until every word of this hymn becomes our daily experiential reality.
Sterling, MA, United States
So far reaching into our being to realize our new true position, We have been bought with a price, brothers and sisters, as blood bought children we are being transformed to become many sons, in oness for the Kingdom of God!
Now comes the tough part, NO LOOKING BACK! We'll follow Him..............
Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines
Look away to Jesus!
Lucena City, Quezon, Philippines
Stanza 2:
I've left the old sad life of sin,
Its follies all forsaken;
["... And Jesus said, Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more." John 8:11]
My standing place is now in Christ,
His holy vows I've taken;
["Through whom also we have obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand and boast because of the hope of the glory of God." Romans 5:2]
Beneath the standing of the cross
The world henceforth shall find me;
["But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world has been crucified to me and I to the world." Galatians 6:14]
I've passed in Christ from death to life,
And left the world behind me.
["We have been buried therefore with Him through baptism into His death, in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we might walk in newness of life." Romans 6:4]
["In order that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 5:21]
Hong Kong
An ancient path we find .... Abraham -Euphrates crosser , his ancestor Noah- flood crosser , his descendants - Red Sea crosser, Jordan crosser.... We are the Hebrews. Our forefather crossed over from the other side, and we let us follow his path .
‘’ Now I am on the sea of glass, and all the negative things are under my feet. The overcomers will be upon the sea of glass just as the children of Israel were upon the seashore having passed through the Red Sea. When the Israelites crossed the Red Sea, they looked back and saw that Pharaoh and all his forces had been drowned in the sea. We, like the Israelites that crossed the Red Sea and sang the song of Moses (Exo. 15:1), will sing the song of the Lamb (Rev. 15:3). One day we will be upon the sea of glass and look down and see all the worldly things beneath the sea. Although I know that this will happen in the future, I still hope that it is happening now. We all are here on the sea of glass. We are the Hebrews, the water crossers. ״ - Message 1 of the Life Study of Hebrews.
Lawton, OK, United States
Saints of God!
This is your high and upward calling ...
Don’t cheat yourself or rob Him of His due honor and glory.
Become, more and more by His grace ..... that pilgrim that He says that you are. Hold everything that He gives you with an open hand.
Make your holy vow to Him, and never look back.
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
“I've turned my back upon the world. ” We do not set our affections on the world because our back is toward it. The world is far, far behind us – out of sight and reach. Now our face and our heart are turned toward God, who is always before us. No longer does the world attract and capture our heart as it did once before, but we are looking away to Jesus It is precious to walk with God out of this darkened world, like our forerunner – Enoch.