Scripture Verse

Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in His steps. 1 Peter 2:21

Introduction

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Asa B. Everett (1828–1875)

Words: Ma­ry B. Slade, in The Ama­ranth, by At­ti­cus Greene Hay­good & Rig­don M. Mc­In­tosh (Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see: 1871), num­ber 124.

Music: Asa B. Ev­er­ett (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a bet­ter pho­to of Slade or Ev­er­ett,

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Mary B. Slade (1826–1882)

Lyrics

Sweetly, Lord, have we heard Thee call­ing,
Come, fol­low Me!
And we see where Thy foot­prints fall­ing
Lead us to Thee.

Refrain

Footprints of Je­sus,
That make the path­way glow;
We will fol­low the steps of Je­sus
Where’er they go.

Though they lead o’er the cold, dark mount­ains,
Seeking His sheep;
Or along by Si­lo­am’s fount­ains,
Helping the weak.

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If they lead through the tem­ple ho­ly,
Preaching the Word;
Or in homes of the poor and low­ly,
Serving the Lord.

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Though, dear Lord, in Thy path­way keep­ing,
We fol­low Thee;
Through the gloom of that place of weep­ing,
Gethsemane!

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If Thy way and its sor­rows bear­ing,
We go again,
Up the slope of the hill­side, bear­ing
Our cross of pain.

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By and by, through the shin­ing por­tals,
Turning our feet,
We shall walk, with the glad im­mor­tals,
Heav’n’s gold­en street.

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Then at last when on high He sees us,
Our jour­ney done,
We will rest where the steps of Je­sus
End at His throne.

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