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As God leads me, will I go

Author: Lambert Gedicke
Tune: [As God leads me will I go] (Lehman)
Published in 5 hymnals

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1 As God leads me will I go,
Nor choose my way,
Let him choose the joy or woe
Of ev’ry day;
They cannot hurt my soul,
Because in his control;
I leave to him the whole,—
His children may.

2 As God leads I am content;
He will take care!
All things by his will are sent
That I must bear.
To him I take my fear,
My wishes while I’m here,—
The way will all seem clear,
When I am there!

3 As God leads me, it is mine
To follow him;
Soon shall all with clearness shine
Which now seems dim.
Fulfilled be his decree!
What he shall choose for me,
That shall my portion be,
Up to the brim!

4 As God leads me, so my heart
In faith shall rest;
No grief nor fear my soul shall part
From Jesus’ breast.
In sweet relief I know
What way my life may go—
Since God permitteth so—
That must be best.

Source: Songs for Work and Worship #189

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Author: Lambert Gedicke

Gedicke, Lampertus, son of Christian Gedicke, superintendent of Gardelegen in the Altmark, was born at Gardelegen Jan. 6, 1683. After the completion of his theological studies at Halle under Francke, he was for some time tutor in the orphanage at Halle, and then in a family at Berlin. Becoming an army chaplain he was successively appointed chaplain to the Guards (1709), accompanying them on several expeditions; chaplain to the Wartensleben regiment and garrison preacher at Berlin (1713); and Probst and inspector of all the garrison and regimental chaplains (1717). He died at Berlin, Feb. 21, 1735 (Koch, iv. 414, 415; Bode, p. 72, &c). He contributed two hymns to the Neu-vermehrtes geistreiches Gesang-Buch, Berlin, 1711. One of these is:�… Go to person page >

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First Line:	As God leads me, will I go
Title:	Following
German Title:	Wie Gott mich führt, so will ich gehn
Author:	Lambert Gedicke
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain