About the Author: “Follow On“, also known in certain cases as “Down In The Valley With My Saviour I Would Go” and “I Will Follow Jesus“, is a Christian hymn written in 1878 by William Orcutt Cushing. The music for it was composed in 1880 by both Robert Lowry abd W. Howard […]
William Orcutt Cushing
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William Orcutt Cushing (1823–1902) was an American minister and hymn writer known for his contributions to Christian hymnody. Born on December 31, 1823, in Hingham, Massachusetts, Cushing was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1859. He served in various pastoral roles, and later in life, he focused on writing hymns […]
Down in the valley with my Savior I would go,Where the flowers are blooming and the sweetwaters flow,Everywhere He leads me I would follow, follow on,Walking in His footsteps till the crown be won. Follow, follow, I would follow Jesus,Anywhere, everywhere, I would follow on.Follow, follow, I would follow Jesus.Everywhere […]