Will You Come and Follow Me. Kelvingrove

Today I would like to share the following hymn from the United Church of Canada hymnal entitled: Will You Come and Follow Me.

The tune now known as Kelvingrove derives its name from a a Scottish 19th century song.

The now standard hymn is by two Iona Community writers. Following are the versus of this lovely hymn that I learned and played for a United service a few years ago.

Will you come and follow me if I but call your name? Will you go where you don’t know and never be there same ? Will you let my love be shown, will you let my name be known, will you let my life be grown in you and you in me ?

Will you leave yourself behind if I but call your name? Will you care for cruel and kind and never be the same? Will you risk the hostile stare should your life attract or scare? Will you let me answer prayer in you and you in me?

Will you let the blinded see if I but call your name? Will you set the prisoners free and never be the same? Will you kiss the leper clean, and do such as this unseen, and admit to what I mean in you and you in me?

Will you love the « you » you hide if I but call your name ? Will you quell the fear inside and never be the same ? Will you use the faith you’ve found to reshape the world around, through my sight and touch and sound in you and you in me ?

Christ, your summons echoes true when you but call my name. Let me turn and follow you and never be the same. In your company I’ll go where you love and footsteps show. Thus I’ll move and live and grow in you and you in me.

Thank you Sally Meyer for sending me a copy so I could share with you and others.

Thank you David for inspiring me to post this hymn. I hope you liked it.