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Christ in Song 559

I FOLLOW ON

Words: Grant C. TullarMusic: F. J. Haydn

1I follow on, I follow on,
For Jesus leads the way;
My soul is fed with living bread,
By the words that he doth say.

RefrainI have sought, I have sought,
Let thy thy seeking heart be brought;
Safe, sweet, and safe and found,
In Jesus I am found.

2I follow on, I follow on,
Though trials may be sore;
Though darkness be all around me,
I'll trust him more and more.

3I follow on, I follow on,
Till Jesus comes in his glory;
I'll sing his praise throughout the days,
And tell the wondrous story.

4I follow on, I follow on,
Till I reach the other side;
While Jesus leads, my soul he feeds,
In him I will abide.

Words: Grant C. Tullar
Music: F. J. Haydn

The verse

Meter: 8.6.8.7
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 50% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

I follow on, I follow on,˘/˘˘˘/˘˘8A

For Jesus leads the way;˘/˘/˘/6B

My soul is fed with living bread,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

By the words that he doth say.˘˘/˘˘//7B

Verse 2

I follow on, I follow on,˘/˘˘˘/˘˘8A

Though trials may be sore;//˘˘˘/6B

Though darkness be all around me,//˘˘/˘/˘8C

I'll trust him more and more.//˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

I follow on, I follow on,˘/˘˘˘/˘˘8A

Till Jesus comes in his glory;//˘/˘˘/˘8B

I'll sing his praise throughout the days,//˘/˘/˘/8C

And tell the wondrous story.˘/˘/˘/˘7B

Verse 4

I follow on, I follow on,˘/˘˘˘/˘˘8A

Till I reach the other side;/˘/˘/˘/7B

While Jesus leads, my soul he feeds,//˘/˘/˘/8C

In him I will abide.˘˘˘˘˘/6B

Refrain

I have sought, I have sought,˘˘/˘˘/6A

Let thy thy seeking heart be brought;////˘/˘/8A

Safe, sweet, and safe and found,//˘/˘/6B

In Jesus I am found.˘/˘˘˘/6B

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.