53.  I Will Follow Thee

I will follow thee, my Savior, Wheresoe’er my lot may be; Where thou goest I will follow, Yes, my Lord, I’ll follow thee.  Tho' ’tis lone and dark and dreary, Cheerless tho' my path may be, Thou hast trod this way before me, And I gladly follow thee.

2.

Tho' I meet with tribulation, Sorely tempted tho' I be, I remember thou wast tempted, And rejoice to follow thee.  Tho' thou leadest thro' afflictions, Poor, forsaken tho' I be, Thou wast destitute, afflicted, And I only follow thee.

3.

Tho' to Jordan's rolling billows, Cold and deep, thou leadest me, Thou hast crossed its waves before me, And I still will follow thee. I will follow thee, my Savior,

Thou didst shed thy blood for me; And tho' all men should forsake thee, By thy grace I’ll follow thee.