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Church Hymnal 266

I Will Follow Thee

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]L.M.

1I will follow Thee, my Savior,
Where Thou leadest I will go;
Be the pathway bright or dreary,
I will follow here below.

2Though the way be sometimes lonely,
And my heart would cry for rest,
In Thy love I find my refuge,
On Thy promise I am blessed.

3I will follow Thee, dear Jesus,
Through the valley and the hill,
Where the cross of my salvation
Shines to guide me by Thy will.

4When the journey here is ended
And I reach the promised land,
I shall praise Thee, blessed Savior,
With the blood-washed, happy band.

Words: [unclear]
Music: [unclear]
Tune: [unclear]
Meter: L.M.
Scripture: Matthew 16:24; John 12:26

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The verse

Meter: 8.7.8.7 · the hymnal prints L.M.
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 57% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

I will follow Thee, my Savior,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Where Thou leadest I will go;///˘˘˘/7B

Be the pathway bright or dreary,˘˘///˘/˘8C

I will follow here below.˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

Though the way be sometimes lonely,/˘/˘˘//˘8A

And my heart would cry for rest,˘˘/˘/˘/7B

In Thy love I find my refuge,˘//˘/˘/˘8C

On Thy promise I am blessed.˘//˘˘///8B

Verse 3

I will follow Thee, dear Jesus,˘˘/˘///˘8A

Through the valley and the hill,/˘/˘˘˘/7B

Where the cross of my salvation/˘/˘˘˘/˘8C

Shines to guide me by Thy will./˘/˘˘/˘7B

Verse 4

When the journey here is ended/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

And I reach the promised land,˘˘/˘/˘/7B

I shall praise Thee, blessed Savior,˘˘////˘7C

With the blood-washed, happy band.˘˘???/˘/8B

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.