Scripture Verse

Whoever serves Me must follow Me. John 12:26

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in The New Make Christ King, ed­it­ed by Ed­win O. Ex­cell (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Glad Tid­ings Pub­lish­ing, 1914), num­ber 143.

Music: Bent­ley D. Ack­ley (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Bentley D. Ackley (1872–1958)

Lyrics

Whithersoever Thou go­est
Let me Thy foot­steps at­tend;
Jesus, my won­der­ful Sav­ior,
Loving Re­deem­er and friend.

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There would I be, there would I be,
Thou who hast la­bored and sor­rowed for me;
Whithersoever Thou go­est,
There will I fol­low Thee.

Over the snow co­vered mount­ain,
Out on the wild des­ert track,
Seeking to res­cue the lost ones,
Tenderly call­ing them back.

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Telling of hope to the friend­less,
Cheering the homes where they dwell;
Going with light and sal­va­tion
Into the dark pri­son cell.

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Giving re­lief to the stran­ger,
Plodding his jour­ney alone;
Sharing the tri­als of others,
Patiently bear­ing my own.

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