Follow in His Steps

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Christ Jesus is the Life, the Way

Author: Johnson Oatman
Tune: [Christ Jesus is the Life, the Way]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Christ Jesus is the Life, the Way,
Follow in his steps, follow in his steps;
Each moment as we watch and pray,
Follow in the steps of Jesus.

Refrain:
Let us follow, follow,
Follow in the steps of Jesus;
In the day or in the night,
In the dark or in the light,
Let us follow in the steps of Jesus.

2 His blessings on us he will strew,
Follow in his steps, follow in his steps;
If we would be a blessing too,
Follow in the steps of Jesus. [Refrain]

3 He’ll fill our souls with perfect love,
Follow in his steps, follow in his steps;
To reach our home in heav’n above,
Follow in the steps of Jesus. [Refrain]

4 Until this earthly life shall end,
Follow in his steps, follow in his steps;
The years that in this world we spend,
Follow in the steps of Jesus. [Refrain]

5 And when death’s silent vale we tread,
Follow in his steps, follow in his steps;
If we the shadows would not dread,
Follow in the steps of Jesus. [Refrain]

Source: Sunday-School Praises: prepared especially for use in the Sunday-School #33

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Author: Johnson Oatman

Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the church. Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher. For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Christ Jesus is the Life, the Way
Title:	Follow in His Steps
Author:	Johnson Oatman
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Let us follow, follow, follow in the steps of Jesus
Copyright:	Public Domain