I'LL FOLLOW THEE by Mrs. R. P. Stewart

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Sep 10, 1894

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 20, No. 44.

I'LL FOLLOW THEE.

By Mrs. R. P. Stewart

BY MRS R. P. STEWART.

Jesus, my gracious Lord, My Saviour and my King, In humble, happy trust My all to thee I bring. My ev'ry wish and hope I lay at thy blest feet; Thy love drawn out to me Makes every offering meet.

Though dark and rough the way, And sharp the thorns may be, Where'er thy footsteps lead, Dear Lord, I'll follow thee, For well I know thy hand, So tender and so kind, Around my fainting heart All needed strength will bind.

In trust I lay my head Upon thy proffered breast, In thy great heart of love Find sweet and timely rest.

Beside my sleepless couch Thy presence is like balm; I know, if thou art near, The storm becomes a calm.

So trusting every hour, So glad thy child to be, Where'er thou callest me, Dear Lord, I'll follow thee.

For well I know some day The cloud will rift and fall Which now around my way Enshrouds me like a pall. And I shall feel thy hand Move o'er my troubled brain, With healing in thy touch, And make me well again.

Till then I watch and wait Thy gracious power to see, And in this waiting time, Dear Lord, I'll follow thee.

College Place, Wash.