Story Behind The Song
Recently Lisa and I had a writing session at her home in Nasvhille. She wanted to write a gospel song and already had an idea. We batted around some thoughts, and used the story of Moses and the Israelites' escape from Egypt as inspirational to our dete
Song Description
Quartet style inspirational song that conveys the message that the traveler won't turn back from following God.
Song Length |
2:45 |
Genre |
Unique - Gospel, Folk - Religious |
Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Joyful, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Determination, Hope |
Language |
English |
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Lyrics
No Turnin' Back
Words & Music by
Lisa Aschmann / Bob Villa
1.
The Is-rael-ites went runnin' out of Egypt
And the wil-der-ness was aw-ful hard to bear
When they came to Canaan's gate, Moses said, "The Lord be praised,
Didn't He promise us He'd get us there?
Chorus
No turnin' back . . . no turnin' back . . . no turnin' back...no turnin' back
Made up my mind to walk that line, no turnin' back...no turnin' back
Je-sus is my Friend . . . I'll . . . walk His Way to the very end
With Heaven as my goal . . . . . no . . . . . . turnin' back
2.
There's a wil-der-ness out there I gotta walk through
The hills . . . and the valleys steep and wide
Without Je-sus, I'd be lost, but with the pow-er of the cross
I'll keep on walk-in', I'll be safe and sanctified
3.
Now that jour-ney in the desert's not the problem
For the wil-der-ness is mostly in our mind
But be-lie-ving in the Lord . . . and in the pow-er of the Word
Will bring us safely through these troubled times.