Ruth Would Not Turn Back

Lyrics

Written by Carl Hicks Jr. / SESAC

[Chorus – Full Choir, Slow and Soulful]
Ruth wouldn't turn back
Ruth wouldn't turn back
Naomi said, "Go home"
But Ruth wouldn't turn back

The road looked uncertain
The future looked bare
But love made a promise
And faith carried her there

Ruth wouldn't turn back
Ruth wouldn't turn back
Wherever Naomi went
Ruth followed that path

[Bridge – Warm Stacked Harmonies]
Entreat me not
To leave thee

Or to return
From following after thee

Where thou goest
I will go

Where thou lodgest
I will lodge

Thy people
Shall be my people

And thy God
My God

[Chorus – Rising Strings and Restrained Brass Hits]
Ruth wouldn't turn back
Ruth wouldn't turn back
She walked into Bethlehem
And never looked back

No wealth in her hands
No promise she could see
But God had placed redemption
Inside her loyalty

Ruth wouldn't turn back
Ruth wouldn't turn back
She entered as a stranger
But grace was on her path

[Bridge – Dynamic Choir Changes]
Field by field
She kept gleaning

Day by day
God kept leading

Handfuls fell
On purpose

Favor found
The faithful servant

Boaz saw
Boaz knew

Grace had brought
This woman through

Under His wings
She came to trust

And God made beauty
From the dust

[Repetitive Run – Slow-Burning Choir Pocket]
Don't turn back
Don't turn back

Keep walking
Don't turn back

Road gets long
Don't turn back

Hope looks small
Don't turn back

She stayed
She stayed

Ruth stayed with Naomi

She prayed
She worked

And mercy wrote the story

Handfuls of purpose
Fell in her way

Handfuls of purpose
Day after day

From the field
To redemption

From the sorrow
To restoration

From the loss
To a new name

God changed everything

[Choir Run – Powerful Layered Harmonies]
Boaz redeemed her
God restored her

Naomi held
A child of promise

Obed was born
Jesse came next

Then David arose
From Ruth's faithfulness

One decision
Changed generations

One commitment
Touched a nation

She would not leave
She would not run

And through her faith
The King would come

[Outro – Full Orchestra, Controlled Choir]
She came into Bethlehem
With nothing but faith

She followed the God
Who ordered her way

The woman once grieving
Found joy in her arms

Ruth wouldn't turn back
And God carried her on

Ruth wouldn't turn back
Ruth wouldn't turn back

[Final Choir Hit]
Thy God—my God!