Hymn & History
Amos 5:14a
“I Have Decided To Follow Jesus”
By Unknown
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Hymn Lyrics
THE LYRICS ~
“I Have Decided To Follow Jesus”
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
no turning back, no turning back.
Though none go with me,
I still will follow;
though none go with me,
I still will follow;
though none go with me,
I still will follow;
no turning back,
no turning back.
The world behind me,
the cross before me;
the world behind me,
the cross before me,
the world behind me,
the cross before me;
no turning back,
no turning back.
The Author of the Hymn
THE AUTHOR ~Unknown
In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn’s author is unknown to them, and so this artificial “person” entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to “Author Unknown” “Unknown” or “Anonymous” could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries
History of Hymn
THE HISTORY ~ “I Have Decided To Follow Jesus”
A Christian hymn that originated in Assum, India. According to P. Job, the lyrics are based on the last words of Nokseng, a Garo man, a tribe from Meghalaya which then was in Assam, who converted to Christianity in the middle of the 19th century through the efforts of an American Baptist missionary. He is said to have recited verses from the twelfth chapter of the book of John as he and his family were killed. The formation of these words into a hymn is attributed to the Indian missionary Sadhu Sundar Singh. The melody is also Indian, and entitled “Assam” after the region where the text originated.
An American hymn editor, William Jensen Reynolds, composed an arrangement which was included in the 1959 Assembly Songbook. His version became a regular feature of Billy Graham’s evangelistic meetings in America and elsewhere, spreading its popularity.
Due to the lyrics’ explicit focus on the believer’s own commitment, the hymn is cited as a prime example of decision theology, emphasizing the human response rather than the action of God in giving faith. This has led to its exclusion from some hymnals. A Lutheran writer noted, “It definitely has a different meaning when we sing it than it did for the person who composed it.”
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