SDA Hymnal 623
I Will Follow Thee
Words: W. A. Ogden
1I will follow Thee, my Savior,
Where-so-e'er my lot may be.
Where Thou goest I will follow;
Yes, my Lord, I'll follow Thee.
RefrainI 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.
2Though the road be rough and thorny,
Trackless as the foaming sea,
Thou hast trod this way before me,
And I'll gladly follow Thee.
3Though I meet with tribulations,
Sorely tempted though I be,
I re-member Thou wast tempted,
And I only follow Thee.
4Though Thou leadest me through affliction,
Poor, forsaken, though I be,
Thou hast crossed the waves before me,
And I still will follow Thee.
5Though to Jordan's rolling billows,
Cold and deep, Thou leadest me,
And though all men should forsake Thee,
By Thy grace I'll follow Thee.
- Words
- W. A. Ogden
- Scripture
- Matthew 16:24; Luke 9:23
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.7
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 65% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABBB
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