Hymn & History
Mark 8:31

“Where He Leads Me”

By E. W. Blandy, 1890

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Hymnal Journaling

Many of the great hymns of the church express the purpose of the CBJ mission and website – having a walk that is …”Nearer My God To Thee”.

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Hymn Lyrics

THE LYRICS ~
“Where He Leads Me”

I can hear my Savior calling,
I can hear my Savior calling,
I can hear my Savior calling,
“Take thy cross and follow, follow me.”

Refrain: Where he leads me I will follow,
Where he leads me I will follow,
Where he leads me I will follow,
I’ll go with him, with him all the way.

I’ll go with him through the garden,
I’ll go with him through the garden,
I’ll go with him through the garden,
I’ll go with him, with him all the way. [Refrain]

I’ll go with him through the judgment,
I’ll go with him through the judgment,
I’ll go with him through the judgment,
I’ll go with him, with him all the way. [Refrain]

He will give me grace and glory,
He will give me grace and glory,
He will give me grace and glory,
And go with me, with me all the way. [Refrain]

The Author of the Hymn

THE AUTHOR ~ Ernest W. Blandy

Born unknown
Died unknown

Blandy, a Salvation Army officer, wrote this song after choosing between a comfortable post at an established church, and an alternate assignment to the New York City waterfront and slum called Hell’s Kitchen. He chose the latter.

His biography has been lost to history, and nothing else – not even his birth or death year – is known about him.

History of Hymn

THE HISTORY ~ “Where He Leads Me”

A song which well expresses the idea of denying ourselves, taking up the cross, and following Jesus is, “Where He Leads Me” (#334 in Hymns for Worship Revised and #639 in Sacred Selections for the Church). The text was written by Ernest W. Blandy, a 19th-century author about whom no other information is available. His name is often misspelled Blandly. The tune (Norris) was composed by John Samuel Norris