Leaving all for Christ

Representative Text

1 Behold this Sodom here below,
I leave it all to you,
Hinder me not for I must go,
My Jesus to pursue.

2 My worldly cares will prove my wos,
I bid them all adieu;
Hinder me not for I must go,
My Jesus to pursue.

3 The word of God hath brought me low,
Being conscious it is true;
Hinder me not for I must go,
My Jesus to pursue.

4 Not all my pray'rs nor tears that flow,
Can form my soul anew;
Hinder me not for I must go,
My Jesus to pursue.

5 I hear the terms are very low,
But money will not do;
Hinder me not for I must go,
My Jesus to pursue.

6 In all my righteousness I know,
There's nothing that is true;
Hinder me not for I must go,
My Jesus to pursue.

7 Like Abraham's servant I must know,
And like him would prove true;
Hinder me not for I must go,
My Jesus to pursue.

Source: Hymns on Various Subjects #5

Author: Anna Beeman

Anna Keeney Beeman born in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. She was the among the first female Baptist hymn writers in America. She believed strongly in baptism by immersion. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Children and Grandchildren of Thomas Beeman" (on RootsWeb, accessed 11/8/2020) and I Will Sing the Wondrous Story: a history of Baptist hymnody in North America by David W. Music and Paul Akers Richardson (Mercer University Press, Macon, GA: 2008) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Behold this Sodom here below
Title: Leaving all for Christ
Author: Anna Beeman
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

MAITLAND (Allen)

PRECIOUS LORD, the tune Thomas Dorsey used for his most beloved hymn, "Precious Lord, take my hand", is an adaptation of MAITLAND. Sometimes Dorsey is shown as the composer, sometimes as the arranger or adapter the tune. MAITLAND is often attributed to Allen, but the earliest known sources (H.W. Bee…

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