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Where He Leads Me

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I can hear my Savior calling, I can hear my Savior calling

Author: E. W. Blandly
Tune: [I can hear my Savior calling] (Norris)
Published in 779 hymnals

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1 I can hear my Savior calling,
I can hear my Savior calling,
I can hear my Savior calling,
"Take thy cross and follow, follow Me."

Refrain:
Where He leads me I will follow,
Where He leads me I will follow,
Where He leads me I will follow,
I'll go with Him, with Him all the way.

2 I'll go with Him through the garden,
I'll go with Him through the garden,
I'll go with Him through the garden,
I'll go with Him, with Him all the way. [Refrain]

3 I'll go with Him through the judgment,
I'll go with Him through the judgment,
I'll go with Him through the judgment,
I'll go with Him, with Him all the way. [Refrain]

4 He will give me grace and glory,
He will give me grace and glory,
He will give me grace and glory,
And go with me, with me all the way. [Refrain]

Source: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism: an African American ecumenical hymnal #417

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Author: E. W. Blandly

Rv Ernest William Blandly (sometimes spelled Blandy) United Kingdom 1849-? He was a British minister that migrated to the USA in 1884 with his wife, Eliza. He became an officer in the Salvation Army and, in 1890, felt called to live in a Manhattan New York slum called “Hell's kitchen” with gangs and low life. He wrote several hymn lyrics. John Perry  Go to person page >

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First Line: I can hear my Savior calling, I can hear my Savior calling
Title: Where He Leads Me
Author: E. W. Blandly
Meter: 8.8.8.9 with refrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Where He leads me I will follow
Notes: Arabic translations : See "أصغ ها الفادي ينادي", "حيث قادني أسير"; German translation: See "Meinen Heiland hör' ich rufen" by Carl Röhl; Spanish translation: See "Puedo oír tu voz llamando" by Sra. F. F. D.; Swedish translation: See "Nu jag hör min Jesus kalla", "o jag hör min Jesus kalla"
Copyright: Public Domain
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Blandly, a Salvation Army officer, wrote this song after choosing between a comfortable post at an established church, and an alternate assignment to the New York City waterfront and slum called Hell's Kitchen. He chose the latter.

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African American Heritage Hymnal #550

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