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I'll Follow Him

I'll follow Him, I'll follow Him To pastures green and fair

Author: Elsie Duncan Yale
Tune: [I'll follow Him, I'll follow Him]
Published in 6 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 I’ll follow him, I’ll follow him
To pastures green and fair;
No fears alarm nor perils harm
When in the Shepherd’s care.
More bright the sunlit path shall seem,
The flow’rs more sweet shall be;
For in the pleasant paths of peace
My Lord is leading me.

Refrain:
Where he leads me I will follow,
Where he leads me I will follow;
Where he leads me I will follow,
I’ll go with him, with him all the way.

2 I’ll follow him, I’ll follow him
When thorny is the road,
When burdens press and cares distress,
And heavy is my load.
Yet in the sunshine of his love
The shadows all shall flee;
For in the path that once he trod
My Lord is leading me. [Refrain]

3 I’ll follow him, I’ll follow him
Down into death’s dark vale;
For in the shadows of earth’s night
His goodness shall not fail.
And when the river I shall cross,
His glorious face I’ll see;
For to his heav’nly home above
My Lord is leading me. [Refrain]

Source: Songs for All #14

Author: Elsie Duncan Yale

Born: Oc­to­ber 21, 1873, Brook­lyn, New York. Died: Jan­u­a­ry 30, 1956, San Ber­nar­di­no Coun­ty, Cal­i­for­nia. Pseudonym: Grace Gor­don. Elsie’s fa­ther was New York Shipp­ing Com­miss­ion­er Charles C. Dun­can. --www.hymntime.com… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I'll follow Him, I'll follow Him To pastures green and fair
Title: I'll Follow Him
Author: Elsie Duncan Yale
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Where He leads me I will follow
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 6 of 6)

Hymns of Worship and Songs of the Gospel #d128

Offering of Praise #d83

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Songs for All #14

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Songs of Love Divine #14

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The New Life Hymnal #14

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The Voice of Praise No. 3 #202

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