Women of the Early Harlem Renaissance: African American Women Writers 1900-1922

I'll Follow Thee (Clara Ann Thompson)

My Savior, let me hear Thy voice tonight,
   I'll follow Thee, I'll follow Thee;
The clouds that overhang my way, obscure the light,
   And all is dark to me.
 
I'd hear Thy voice above the tempest's shriek;
   I'll follow Thee, I'll follow Thee;
And though my sight be dim, my spirit weak,
   I'll trust, though naught I see.
 
I'd feel Thy arm, supporting in the dark;
I'll follow Thee, I'll follow Thee;
For Thou canst fan to flame, faith's sinking spark,
And seal my loyalty.
 
I shall not sink, dear Lord, when Thou'rt my guide,
I'll follow Thee, I'll follow Thee ;
Though lashed by heavy waves, on ev'ry side,
I'm safe, when Thou'rt with me.
 
 

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