In Thy Footsteps

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In Thy footsteps, blessed Master

Author: Flora Kirkland
Tune: [In Thy footsteps, blessed Master]
Published in 4 hymnals

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1 In Thy footsteps, blessed Master,
Help me follow, day by day;—
Halting never, watching ever,
Walking in the narrow way.

Refrain:
In Thy footsteps, blessed Master,
Help me follow, day by day;
Trusting ever, doubting never,
Walking in the narrow way.

2 When the joys of life enfold me,
Help me fix my thoughts on Thee,
Draw me nearer, whisper clearer,
Till Thy blessed face I see. [Refrain]

3 Should soft dreams of sinful pleasure,
Tempt me from the narrow way,
Keep, oh, keep me! warn and shield me,
Let me not in bypaths stray. [Refrain]

4 Should temptation dark surround me,
Help me hold my steadfast way;
Trusting ever, doubting never,
Till I reach the realms of day. [Refrain]

Source: Uplifted Voices: a 20th century hymn book for sunday-schools and devotional meetings #135

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Author: Flora Kirkland

Flora Kirkland was born in 1862 in Kentucky, before moving to Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from school she became a public school teacher for the seventh grade. She was a member of Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church for which she wrote a number of hymns. She was very active in the Wallabout Bay Mission in that neighborhood of Brooklyn. Most of Wallabout Bay would be filled in to make way for the Brooklyn Navy Yard. She died 17 January 1911. Brooklyn Standard Union, 16 January 1911 Go to person page >

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First Line:	In Thy footsteps, blessed Master
Title:	In Thy Footsteps
Author:	Flora Kirkland
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	In Thy footsteps, blessed Master
Copyright:	Public Domain