I Will Follow Thee
Words and Music by James Lawson
Adapted from:
Seventh-day Adventist Church Hymnal (copyright 1941)
Song #266
[Verse 1]
G D C
I will fol-low Thee, my Sav-ior,
C G
Where-so-e'er my lot may be.
G D C
Where thou go-est I will fol-low;
C G D G
Yes, my Lord, I'll fol-low Thee.
[Refrain]
G D G
I will fol-low Thee, my Sav-iour,
G C G D
Thou didst shed Thy blood for me;
D G D C
And though all men should for-sake Thee;
C G D G
By Thy grace I'll fol-low Thee.
[Verse 2]
G D C
Though the road be rough and thorn-y,
C G
Track-less as the foam-ing sea,
G D C
Thou hast trod this way be-fore me,
C G D G
And I'll glad-ly fol-low Thee.
[Refrain]
G D G
I will fol-low Thee, my Sav-iour,
G C G D
Thou didst shed Thy blood for me;
D G D C
And though all men should for-sake Thee;
C G D G
By Thy grace I'll fol-low Thee.
[Verse 3]
G D C
Though I meet with trib-u-la-tions,
C G
Sore-ly tempt-ed though I be;
G D C
I re-mem-ber Thou wast tempt-ed,
C G D G
And re-joice to fol-low Thee.
[Refrain]
G D G
I will fol-low Thee, my Sav-iour,
G C G D
Thou didst shed Thy blood for me;
D G D C
And though all men should for-sake Thee;
C G D G
By Thy grace I'll fol-low Thee.
[Verse 4]
G D C
Though Thou lead-est me through af-flict-tion,
C G
Poor, for-sak-en though I be;
G D C
Thou wast des-ti-tute, af-flic-ted,
C G D G
And I on-ly fol-low Thee.
[Refrain]
G D G
I will fol-low Thee, my Sav-iour,
G C G D
Thou didst shed Thy blood for me;
D G D C
And though all men should for-sake Thee;
C G D G
By Thy grace I'll fol-low Thee.
[Verse 5]
G D C
Though to Jor-dan's rol-ling bil-lows,
C G
Cold and deep, Thou lead-est me,
G D C
Thou hast crossed the waves be-fore me,
C G D G
And I still will fol-low Thee.
[Refrain]
G D G
I will fol-low Thee, my Sav-iour,
G C G D
Thou didst shed Thy blood for me;
D G D C
And though all men should for-sake Thee;
C G D G
By Thy grace I'll fol-low Thee.