1387. Every Bridge Is Burned Behind Me

1. Since I started out to find Thee,
Since I to the cross did flee,
Every bridge is burned behind me;
I will never turn from Thee.

Refrain
Strengthen all the ties that bind me
Closer, closer, Lord to Thee,
Every bridge is burned behind me;
Thine I evermore will be.

2. Thou didst hear my plea so kindly;
Thou didst grant me so much grace,
Every bridge is burned behind me;
I will ne’er my steps retrace. [Refrain]

3. Cares of life perplex and grind me,
Yet I keep the narrow way.
Every bridge is burned behind me;
I from Thee will never stray. [Refrain]

4. All in All I ever find Thee,
Savior, Lover, Brother, Friend,
Every bridge is burned behind me;
I will serve Thee to the end. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Since I started out to find Thee
Title: Every Bridge Is Burned Behind Me
Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1898)
Refrain First Line: Strengthen all the ties that bind me
Language: English
Source: Light in The Valley, by George C. Hugg (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1898)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Since I started out to find Thee]
Composer: George Crawford Hugg
Incipit: 34511 21651 11322
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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