The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1581

1581. Footprints of Jesus

1. Sweetly, Lord, have we heard Thee calling,
Come, follow Me!
And we see where Thy footprints falling
Lead us to Thee.

Refrain:
Footprints of Jesus,
That make the pathway glow;
We will follow the steps of Jesus
Where’er they go.

2. Though they lead o’er the cold, dark mountains,
Seeking His sheep;
Or along by Siloam’s fountains,
Helping the weak. [Refrain]

3. If they lead through the temple holy,
Preaching the Word;
Or in homes of the poor and lowly,
Serving the Lord. [Refrain]

4. Though, dear Lord, in Thy pathway keeping,
We follow Thee;
Through the gloom of that place of weeping,
Gethsemane! [Refrain]

5. If Thy way and its sorrows bearing,
We go again,
Up the slope of the hillside, bearing
Our cross of pain. [Refrain]

6. By and by, through the shining portals,
Turning our feet,
We shall walk, with the glad immortals,
Heav’n’s golden street. [Refrain]

7. Then at last when on high He sees us,
Our journey done,
We will rest where the steps of Jesus
End at His throne. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Sweetly, Lord, have we heard Thee calling
• Title: Footprints of Jesus
• Author: Mary Bridges Canedy Slade (1871)
• Refrain First Line: Footprints of Jesus
• Language: English
• Source: The Amaranth, by Atticus G. Haygood & Rigdon M. McIntosh (Nashville, Tennessee: 1871)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Sweetly, Lord, have we heard Thee calling]
• Composer: Asa Brooks Everett
• Incipit: 33332 16655 31233
• Key: e♭ minor
• Copyright: Public Domain