Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#212

212. I Have Decided to Follow Jesus

1. I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
No turning back; no turning back.

2. If no one joins me, still I will follow;
If no one joins me, still I will follow;
If no one joins me, still I will follow;
No turning back; no turning back.

3. The cross before me, the world behind me;
The cross before me, the world behind me;
The cross before me, the world behind me;
No turning back, no turning back.

Text Information

• First Line: I have decided to follow Jesus
• Title: I Have Decided to Follow Jesus
• Original Language: Assamese
• Author: Simon K. Marak
• Meter: 10.10.10.4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Luke 9:61-62
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 8
• Notes: Text and tune Assam by Simon K. Marak, educator and assistant pastor of Jorhat Baptist Church, Jorhat, Assam; tr. and publ. in Choice Light and Life Songs (1950).

Tune Information

• Name: ASSAM
• Composer: Simon K. Marak
• Arranger: William J. Reynolds (1959)
• Meter: 10.10.10.4
• Incipit: 11355 56531
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Arr. ©1959 Broadman Press (admin. LifeWay).
• Notes: Arr. by Baptist hymn scholar William J. Reynolds for the Assembly Songbook (1959).