Come, Follow Me, the Savior Spake

Come

follow Me

the Sav­ior spake

All in My way abid­ing;

Deny your­selves

the world for­sake

Obey My call and guid­ing.

Oh

bear the cross

whate’er be­tide

Take My ex­am­ple for your guide.

I am the Light

I light the way

A god­ly life dis­play­ing;

I bid you walk as in the day

I keep your feet from stray­ing.

I am the Way

and well I show

How you must sojourn here be­low.

My heart abounds in low­li­ness

My soul with love is glow­ing

And gra­cious words My lips ex­press

With meek­ness ov­er­flow­ing.

My heart

My mind

My strength

My all

To God I yield

on Him I call.

I teach you how to shun and flee

What harms your soul’s sal­va­tion

Your heart from ev­ery guile to free

From sin and its temp­ta­tion.

I am the re­fuge of your soul

And lead you to your heav­en­ly goal.

Then let us fol­low Christ

our Lord

And take the cross ap­point­ed

And

firm­ly cling­ing to His Word

In suf­fer­ing be un­daunt­ed.

For who bears not the bat­tle’s strain

The crown of life shall not ob­tain.