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Christ in Song 267

I Will Follow Thee

Words: Lathbury

1I will follow thee, my Saviour,
Wherever thou dost go;
I will learn of thee, my Master,
All I ought to know.

RefrainI will follow thee, my Saviour,
Wherever thou dost lead;
I will trust in thee, my Master,
Thou wilt supply my need.

2Thou didst call me to thy service,
And I answered, 'Here am I!'
Send me where thou wilt, my Master,
I will follow thee on high.

3I will join the mighty chorus
Of thy servants round thy throne;
I will be thy faithful follower,
Thine, and thine alone.

4I will follow thee, my Saviour,
Through the darkest, deepest night;
I will trust in thee, my Master,
Till the day breaks bright.

Words: Lathbury

The verse

Meter: 9.6.8.5
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 63% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

I will follow thee, my Saviour,˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘9A

Wherever thou dost go;˘/˘///6B

I will learn of thee, my Master,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C

All I ought to know./˘/˘/5B

Verse 2

Thou didst call me to thy service,///˘˘//˘8A

And I answered, 'Here am I!'˘˘/˘/˘˘7B

Send me where thou wilt, my Master,/˘///˘/˘8C

I will follow thee on high.˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

I will join the mighty chorus˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Of thy servants round thy throne;˘//˘///7B

I will be thy faithful follower,˘˘˘//˘/˘˘9C

Thine, and thine alone./˘/˘/5B

Verse 4

I will follow thee, my Saviour,˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘9A

Through the darkest, deepest night;/˘/˘/˘/7B

I will trust in thee, my Master,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Till the day breaks bright./˘///5B

Refrain

I will follow thee, my Saviour,˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘9A

Wherever thou dost lead;˘/˘///6B

I will trust in thee, my Master,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Thou wilt supply my need.//˘/˘/6D

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.