1349. Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee

1. Entreat me not to leave thee,
My heart goes with thee now;
Why turn my footsteps homeward?
No friend so dear as thou!
Thy heart has borne my sorrow,
And I have wept for thine;
And now how can I leave thee?
Oh, let thy lot be mine.

Refrain
Entreat me not to leave thee,
Entreat me not to leave thee,
Or to return from following after thee;
For where thou goest I will go,
And where thou lodgest I will lodge;
Thy people shall be my people,
And thy God my God,
Thy people shall be my people,
And thy God my God.

2. I’ll follow where thou leadest;
My love will cling to thee;
And where thy head is pillowed,
My nightly rest shall be;
Thy birthplace and thy kindred
I’ll cherish like my own;
Thy God shall be my refuge,
I’ll worship at His throne. [Refrain]

3. Where death’s cold hand shall find thee,
There let my eyelids close,
And, in the grave beside thee,
This mortal frame repose:
Oh, do not now entreat me;
No friend so dear as thou;
My heart would break in anguish
If I should leave thee now. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Entreat me not to leave thee
Title: Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee
Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1875)
Refrain First Line: Entreat me not to leave thee
Language: English
Source: Brightest and Best, by Robert Lowry & W. Howard Doane (New York: Biglow & Main, 1875), number 120.
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Entreat me not to leave thee]
Composer: Robert Lowry
Incipit: 51765 65566 71552
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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