Scripture Verse

Lord, I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou goest. Luke 9:57

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Gems of Song, by Ira San­key & Hu­bert P. Main (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main, 1901).

Music: Ira D. San­key (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Ira D. Sankey (1840–1908)

Lyrics

Savior, where Thou lead­est,
We will fol­low Thee;
Where Thy lambs Thou feed­est,
We will fol­low Thee;
By Thy lov­ing smile at­tend­ed,
By Thy gen­tle hand de­fend­ed,
Till this mor­tal life is end­ed,
We will fol­low Thee.

In our child­hood’s morn­ing,
We will fol­low Thee;
We have heard Thy warn­ing,
We will fol­low Thee;
If our feet are some­times wea­ry,
And the way seems long and drea­ry,
Thou wilt speak and we will hear Thee,
We will fol­low Thee.

In our joy and glad­ness,
We will fol­low Thee;
In our times of sad­ness,
We will fol­low Thee;
Thou wilt give us, with­out mea­sure,
Richest bless­ings, pur­est plea­sure,
And in Heav’n, a price­less trea­sure.
We will follow Thee.