We'll Never Turn Back Any More

There's a land, we are told, where the streets are of gold

Author: Johnson Oatman
Tune: [There's a land, we are told]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 There's a land, we are told,
Where the streets are of gold,
Just across on the bright shining shore;
We've left Egypt behind
That fair country to find,
And we'll never turn back any more.

Chorus:
No, we'll never turn back any more,
No, we'll never turn back any more;
We are pressing our way
Toward that fair land of day,
And we'll never turn back any more.

2 There, with palms in their hands,
Are the saints from all lands,
Singing praises to God o'er and o'er;
We are marching along,
Soon we'll join in their song,
And we'll never turn back any more. [Chorus]

3 For our God and the right
We have entered the fight,
And we'll follow where he goes before;
For we conquer each day,
While we fight as we pray,
And we'll never turn back any more. [Chorus]

4 Praise the Lord for his grace,
We have entered a place
Where we're safe, tho' the loud tempests roar;
Let the world laugh and sneer,
We are satisfied here,
And we'll never turn back any more. [Chorus]

5 So on God we rely,
Pressing on till we die;
Then, when battles of life all are o'er,
With our Saviour we'll rest,
In that land of the blest,
And we'll never turn back any more. [Chorus]

Source: Light in the Valley: a new work of great merit for the Sunday school, revivals, Christian Endeavor, Epworth League, young people's society, and all forward movement along the line of battle... #158

Author: Johnson Oatman

Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the church. Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher. For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton… Go to person page >

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First Line: There's a land, we are told, where the streets are of gold
Title: We'll Never Turn Back Any More
Author: Johnson Oatman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: No, we'll never turn back any more
Copyright: Public Domain

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Light in the Valley #158

Sweet Harmonies (A New Song Book) #d163

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