Through Good Report and Evil, Lord

Through good re­port and ev­il

Lord

Still guide­d by Thy faith­ful Word

Our staff

our buck­ler and our sword

We fol­low Thee.

In si­lence of the lone­ly night

In the full glow of day’s clear light

Through life’s strange wind­ings

dark or bright

We fol­low Thee.

Strengthened by Thee we for­ward go

’Mid smile or scoff of friend or foe

Through pain or ease

through joy or woe

We fol­low Thee.

With ene­mies on ev­ery side

We lean on Thee

the Cru­ci­fied;

Forsaking all on earth be­side

We fol­low Thee.

O Mas­ter

point Thou out the way

Nor suf­fer Thou our steps to stray;

Then in the path that leads to day

We fol­low Thee.

Thou hast passed on be­fore our face;

Thy foot­steps on the way we trace;

O keep us

aid us by Thy grace;

We fol­low Thee.

Whom have we in the Heav­en above

Whom on this earth

save Thee

to love?

Still in Thy light we on­ward move;

We fol­low Thee.