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Author: Nellie A. Montgomery Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Precious Saviour, I would follow Refrain First Line: I would follow where thou leadest Lyrics: 1 Precious Saviour, I would follow, Where Thy blessed feet have trod, O’er the mountains, thro' the desert, To the city of my God. Chorus: I would follow where Thou leadest, Thou my Saviour, Friend so kind, Till, my pilgrim journey ended, Perfect rest with Thee I find. 2 Weary often, I may falter, But I cannot, cannot fall, For Thy tender arms will hold me, Thou wilt answer when I call. [Chorus] 3 By the lowly, to the dying, I would whisper words of love, Point the wand’rer to the pathway, Leading to the home above. [Chorus] 4 In the sunshine, ‘mid the shadows, Singing ever, day and night, I would follow in Thy footsteps, Out of darkness into light. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Precious Saviour, I would follow]

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[Precious Saviour, I would follow]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: W. H. Doane Incipit: 35543 17616 53453 Used With Text: I Would Follow

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I Would Follow

Author: Nellie A. Montgomery Hymnal: Devotional Songs #169 (1903) First Line: Precious Saviour, I would follow Refrain First Line: I would follow where thou leadest Lyrics: 1 Precious Saviour, I would follow, Where Thy blessed feet have trod, O’er the mountains, thro' the desert, To the city of my God. Chorus: I would follow where Thou leadest, Thou my Saviour, Friend so kind, Till, my pilgrim journey ended, Perfect rest with Thee I find. 2 Weary often, I may falter, But I cannot, cannot fall, For Thy tender arms will hold me, Thou wilt answer when I call. [Chorus] 3 By the lowly, to the dying, I would whisper words of love, Point the wand’rer to the pathway, Leading to the home above. [Chorus] 4 In the sunshine, ‘mid the shadows, Singing ever, day and night, I would follow in Thy footsteps, Out of darkness into light. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Precious Saviour, I would follow]

I would follow where thou leadest

Author: Nellie A. Montgomery Hymnal: Notes of Gladness #d106 (1899) First Line: Precious Savior, I would follow Languages: English

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W. Howard Doane

1832 - 1915 Person Name: W. H. Doane Composer of "[Precious Saviour, I would follow]" in Devotional Songs An industrialist and philanthropist, William H. Doane (b. Preston, CT, 1832; d. South Orange, NJ, 1915), was also a staunch supporter of evangelistic campaigns and a prolific writer of hymn tunes. He was head of a large woodworking machinery plant in Cincinnati and a civic leader in that city. He showed his devotion to the church by supporting the work of the evangelistic team of Dwight L. Moody and Ira D. Sankey and by endowing Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and Denison University in Granville, Ohio. An amateur composer, Doane wrote over twenty-two hundred hymn and gospel song tunes, and he edited over forty songbooks. Bert Polman ============ Doane, William Howard, p. 304, he was born Feb. 3, 1832. His first Sunday School hymn-book was Sabbath Gems published in 1861. He has composed about 1000 tunes, songs, anthems, &c. He has written but few hymns. Of these "No one knows but Jesus," "Precious Saviour, dearest Friend," and "Saviour, like a bird to Thee," are noted in Burrage's Baptist Hymn Writers. 1888, p. 557. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) =================== Doane, W. H. (William Howard), born in Preston, Connecticut, 1831, and educated for the musical profession by eminent American and German masters. He has had for years the superintendence of a large Baptist Sunday School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he resides. Although not a hymnwriter, the wonderful success which has attended his musical setting of numerous American hymns, and the number of his musical editions of hymnbooks for Sunday Schools and evangelistic purposes, bring him within the sphere of hymnological literature. Amongst his collections we have:— (1) Silver Spray, 1868; (2) Pure Gold, 1877; (3) Royal Diadem, 1873; (4) Welcome Tidings, 1877; (5) Brightest and Best, 1875; (6) Fountain of Song; (7) Songs of Devotion, 1870; (8) Temple Anthems, &c. His most popular melodies include "Near the Cross," "Safe in the Arms of Jesus," "Pass me Not," "More Love to Thee," "Rescue the Perishing," "Tell me the Old, Old Story," &c. - John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)