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Text:I will be with thee
Author:Mrs. M. B. C. Slade
Tune:[Lord, must I go, the desert ways along?]
Composer:R. M. McIntosh

26. I will be with thee

1 Lord, must I go, the desert ways along?
The path is dreary, ways are weary,
Father, must I go?
How can I know if I am right or wrong?
Thy children seeking, to them speaking,
Father, must I go?

Chorus:
Joy! joy! joy! for the Lord shall be with thee now!
Unto you He is saying, Certainly saying, I will be with thee now!
Joy! joy! joy! for the Lord shall be with thee now!
Unto you He is saying, Certainly saying, I will be with thee now!

2 How can I cry Before the face of kings,
Thy message bearing, way preparing,
Father, must I go?
Lord who am I, to do these mighty things?
Thy people leading, guiding, feeding!
Father, must I go? [Chorus]

3 At thy command, Thy mighty will to tell,
Thy law proclaiming, terrors naming,
Father, must I go?
How can I stand before thine Israel,
And what the token thou hast spoken?
Father, must I go? [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: Lord, must I go, the desert ways along?
Title: I will be with thee
Author: Mrs. M. B. C. Slade
Refrain First Line: Joy! joy! joy! for the Lord shall be with thee now!
Language: English
Publication Date: 1881
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Lord, must I go, the desert ways along?]
Composer: R. M. McIntosh
Key: C Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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