I've turned my back upon the world (Hymn 438)

Verse 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. Verse 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. Verse 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. Verse 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.