"Where He Leads I'll Follow" was written in 1885 by William A. Ogden.
Its peppy melody and uplifting lyrics have kept if popular for more that one and a quarter centuries. Tara Paine plays violin, Lyle Howard, ukulele, and Nathan Sarvis, autoharp. Pick up your instrument and play along with us!
Where He Leads I'll Follow
Sweet are the promises, kind is the word,
Dearer far than any message man ever heard;
Pure was the mind of Christ, sinless I see;
He the great example is, and pattern for me.
Where He leads I’ll follow,
Follow all the way.
Where He leads I’ll follow,
Follow Jesus ev’ry day.
Sweet is the tender love Jesus hath shown,
Sweeter far than any love that mortals have known;
Kind to the erring one, faithful is He;
He the great example is, and pattern for me.
List to His loving words, Come unto Me;
Weary, heavy laden, there is sweet rest for thee;
Trust in His promises, faithful and sure;
Lean upon the Savior, and thy soul is secure.
Where He Leads I'll Follow