Jesus, We Follow Thee

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1 Jesus, we follow Thee,
in all Thy footsteps tread;
and pant for full conformity
to our exalted Head.

2 Baptized into Thy death,
we sink into Thy grave;
till Thou the quick'ning Spirit breath,
and to the utmost save.

3 Thou said, "Where e'r I am
there shall my servant be."
Master, the welcome word we claim,
and die to live with Thee.

4 To us who share Thy pain,
Thy joy shall soon be giv'n;
and we shall in Thy glory reign,
for Thou art now in heav'n.

Source: Our Great Redeemer's Praise #609

Author: Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Jesus, we follow Thee
Title: Jesus, We Follow Thee
Author: Charles Wesley (1745)
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

ST. BRIDE

Samuel Howard (b. London, England, 1710; d. London, 1782) composed ST. BRIDE as a setting for Psalm 130 in William Riley's London psalter, Parochial Harmony (1762). The melody originally began with "gathering" notes at the beginning of each phrase. The tune's title is a contraction of St. Bridget, t…

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ST. MICHAEL (Genevan)


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