Scripture Verse

Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you may follow in His footsteps. 1 Peter 2:21

Introduction

Words: Anon­ymous, in A Church of Eng­land Hymn Book, ed­it­ed by God­frey Thring (Lon­don: Skeff­ing­ton, 1880).

Music: Ab­ends Her­bert S. Oake­ley, 1874 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know the au­thor, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Herbert Oakeley
(1830–1903)

Lyrics

Where’er have trod Thy sac­red feet,
Teach us, O Lord, Thy steps to trace,
Where men in busy con­course meet,
Or in the lone­ly wil­der­ness.

Bid us with Thee to watch and pray,
With Thee to die, with Thee to rise,
With Thee to bear our cross each day,
With Thee to soar be­yond the skies.

Where’er Thou art may we re­main;
Where’er Thou go­est may we go:
With Thee, O Lord, no grief is pain;
Away from Thee, all joy is woe.

Oh, may we in each ho­ly tide,
Each so­lemn sea­son, dwell with Thee,
Content if on­ly by Thy side
In life or death we still may be.