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I Will Follow Thee

I will follow Thee, my Savior, Wheresoever my lot may be

Author: James L. Elginburg
Tune: LAWSON (Elginburg)
Published in 75 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 I will follow Thee, my Savior,
Wheresoe’er my lot may be;
Where Thou goest I will follow,
Yes, my Lord, I’ll follow Thee.

Refrain:
I will follow Thee, my Savior,
Thou didst shed Thy blood for me;
And though all men should forsake Thee,
By Thy grace I’ll follow Thee.

2 Though the road be rough and stormy,
Trackless as the foaming sea,
Thou hast trod this way before me,
And I gladly follow Thee. [Refrain]

3 Though ’tis lone and dark and dreary,
Cheerless though my path may be,
If Thy voice I hear before me,
Fearlessly I’ll follow Thee. [Refrain]

4 Though I meet with tribulation,
Sorely tempted though I be,
I remember Thou wast tempted,
And rejoice to follow Thee. [Refrain]

5 Though Thou leadest through afflictions,
Poor, forsaken though I be,
Thou wast destitute, afflicted,
And I only follow Thee. [Refrain]

Author: James L. Elginburg

Late 19th Century Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I will follow Thee, my Savior, Wheresoever my lot may be
Title: I Will Follow Thee
Author: James L. Elginburg
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Evening Light Songs #238

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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #623

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The Cyber Hymnal #3159

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Timeless Truths #1128

Include 71 pre-1979 instances
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