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[Where the Savior's hand is leading]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William J. Kirkpatrick Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 56535 65351 31322

Author: E. R. Latta Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Where the Saviour's hand is leading Refrain First Line: Follow on, follow on Lyrics: 1 Where the Saviour's hand is leading, We will follow, follow on; His commands and warnings heeding, We will follow on. Chorus: Follow on, follow on, Till the heav'nly prize is won; Till we grasp a shining crown, Follow, follow on. 2 Where the Saviour's voice is calling, We will follow, follow on; Show'rs of grace upon us falling, We will follow on. [Chorus] 3 In the way the star is showing, We will follow, follow on; To celestial mansions going, We will follow on. [Chorus] 4 Still by faith our way pursuing, We will follow, follow on; Glad the land of promise viewing, We will follow on. [Chorus] 5 'Neath the cross together banding, We will follow, follow on; Ever toward the golden landing, We will follow on. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Where the Saviour's hand is leading]

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We will Follow On

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Junior Songs #169 (1892) First Line: Where the Saviour's hand is leading Refrain First Line: Follow on, follow on Lyrics: 1 Where the Saviour's hand is leading, We will follow, follow on; His commands and warnings heeding, We will follow on. Chorus: Follow on, follow on, Till the heav'nly prize is won; Till we grasp a shining crown, Follow, follow on. 2 Where the Saviour's voice is calling, We will follow, follow on; Show'rs of grace upon us falling, We will follow on. [Chorus] 3 In the way the star is showing, We will follow, follow on; To celestial mansions going, We will follow on. [Chorus] 4 Still by faith our way pursuing, We will follow, follow on; Glad the land of promise viewing, We will follow on. [Chorus] 5 'Neath the cross together banding, We will follow, follow on; Ever toward the golden landing, We will follow on. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Where the Saviour's hand is leading]

We Will Follow On

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Winning Songs #61 (1892) First Line: Where the Saviour's hand is leading Refrain First Line: Follow on, follow on Languages: English Tune Title: [Where the Saviour's hand is leading]

We Will Follow On

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: The New Christian Hymn Book #155 (1907) First Line: Where the Saviour's hand is leading Refrain First Line: Follow on, follow on Languages: English Tune Title: [Where the Saviour's hand is leading]

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E. R. Latta

1839 - 1915 Author of "We will Follow On" in Junior Songs Rv Eden Reeder Latta USA 1839-1915. Born at Haw Patch, IN, the son of a Methodist minister, (also a boyhood friend of hymn writer Willam A Ogden) he became a school teacher. During the American Civil War he preached for the Manchester Methodist Church and other congregations (possibly as a circuit rider filling empty pulpits). In 1863 he married Mary Elizabeth Wright, and they had five children: Arthur, Robert, Jennie, two others. He taught for the public schools of Manchester, and later Colesburg, IA. He moved to Guttenberg, IA, in the 1890s, and continued writing song lyrics for several major gospel composers, including William Ogden, James McGranahan, James Fillmore, and Edmund Lorenz. He wrote 1600+ songs and hymns, many being widely popular in his day. His older brother, William, composed hymn tunes. He died at Guttenbert, IA. John Perry

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Where the Saviour's hand is leading]" in Junior Songs William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman