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.

 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.

 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.

 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.