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[I'll follow thee, Savior, forever]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Sidney Williams Incipit: 35321 21161 65123 Used With Text: I’ll Follow Thee

Author: L. L. Pickett Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: I'll follow Thee, Savior, forever Refrain First Line: I know Thou wilt bless me and keep me, Savior Used With Tune: [I'll follow Thee, Savior, forever]

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I’ll Follow Thee

Author: L. L. Pickett Hymnal: Songs of Grace and Glory #280 (1918) First Line: I'll follow thee, Savior, forever Refrain First Line: I know thou wilt bless me and keep me, Savior Lyrics: 1 I’ll follow thee, Savior, forever, Tho’ the way may be gloomy or bright; In poverty’s vale and in sorrow, Or in pathways of plenty and light. Refrain: I know thou wilt bless me and keep me, Savior, Thy grace is abundant and free; A shelter thou art in the tempest, A refuge and fortress for me. 2 The sorrows of life may be many, Its trials may darken my sky; In Jesus I still find a shelter, A Brother who always is night. [Refrain] 3 Temptations may fly thick around me, As missiles of death to my soul; Yet still I will trust in my Savior, On him every fear I will roll. [Refrain] 4 I’ll praise thee and bless thee forever, Thy glory I ever will sing; The source of true joy, peace and comfort, My Guide, my Redeemer and King. [Refrain] Topics: Following; Jesus Friend, Helper Tune Title: [I'll follow thee, Savior, forever]

I'll Follow Thee

Author: L. L. Pickett Hymnal: Victorious Songs #23 (1922) First Line: I'll follow Thee, Saviour, forever Refrain First Line: I know Thou wilt bless me and keep me, Savior Languages: English Tune Title: [I'll follow Thee, Saviour, forever]

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L. L. Pickett

1859 - 1928 Author of "I’ll Follow Thee" in Songs of Grace and Glory Rv Leander Lycurgus Pickett USA 1859-1928. Born at Burnsville, MS, he became a Methodist evangelist. He held meetings in several states and at Holiness campgrounds. After marrying Ludie, they served pastorates in northeast TX, and Columbia, SC, before moving to Wilmore, KY. Pickett married Pruvy Melviney Dorough in 1878, and they had a son, James, in 1880. After her death in 1887, he married Ludie in 1888. He was a renowned speaker, leader, minister, author, hymnwriter, and patriot, prominent in the Holiness Movement, and helped found Asbury College (now University), at Wilmore, KY, where he also served as the financial agent of the board of trustees for many years. The Picketts boarded m,inistry students attending Asbury, among whom was missionary E Stanley Jones. In 1905 a student prayer meeting at the Pickett home spilled out to the Asbury campus in a revival that spread around the town of Wilmore. Between 1891 and 1926 Pickett published 11 song books, some with others, including John Sweney, William J Kirkpatrick, John Bryant, Martin Knapp, Elisha A Hoffman, Burke Culpepper, William Marks, Benjamin Butts, and Robert McNeill. He died at Middlesboro, KY. John Perry