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[I will follow Thee, my Savior]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Peter Bilhorn Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 34517 65323 46543 Used With Text: I Will follow Thee, my Savior

Author: P. B. Appears in 3 hymnals Refrain First Line: I will follow, follow Lyrics: 1 I will follow Thee, my Savior, Thou hast shed Thy blood for me; Lead me to the cleansing fountain, Where from sin I may be free. Chorus: I will follow, follow, Yes! I'll follow only Thee, I will follow, follow Yes! I'll follow only Thee. 2 I will follow Thee, my Savior, Thou hast died to make me free; I am poor and weak and helpless, Therefore would I follow Thee. [Chorus] 3 I will follow Thee, my Savior, All my daily life shall be Consecrated to Thy service, I will trust and follow Thee. [Chorus] 4 I will follow Thee, my Savior, Taking up my daily Cross; Follow in thy bleeding footprints, Counting earthly gains but loss. [Chorus] 5 As I follow Thee, my Savior, Draw me near Thy wounded side, Till I reach the heavenly city; Then with Thee be glorified. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [I will follow Thee, my Savior]

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I Will follow Thee, my Savior

Author: P. B. Hymnal: Crowning Glory No. 1 #139 (1890) Refrain First Line: I will follow, follow Lyrics: 1 I will follow Thee, my Savior, Thou hast shed Thy blood for me; Lead me to the cleansing fountain, Where from sin I may be free. Chorus: I will follow, follow, Yes! I'll follow only Thee, I will follow, follow Yes! I'll follow only Thee. 2 I will follow Thee, my Savior, Thou hast died to make me free; I am poor and weak and helpless, Therefore would I follow Thee. [Chorus] 3 I will follow Thee, my Savior, All my daily life shall be Consecrated to Thy service, I will trust and follow Thee. [Chorus] 4 I will follow Thee, my Savior, Taking up my daily Cross; Follow in thy bleeding footprints, Counting earthly gains but loss. [Chorus] 5 As I follow Thee, my Savior, Draw me near Thy wounded side, Till I reach the heavenly city; Then with Thee be glorified. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [I will follow Thee, my Savior]

I Will Follow Thee, My Savior

Author: P. B. Hymnal: Crowning Glory #142 (1894) Refrain First Line: I will follow, follow Languages: English Tune Title: [I will follow Thee, my Savior]

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P. P. Bilhorn

1865 - 1936 Person Name: P. B. Author of "I Will follow Thee, my Savior" in Crowning Glory No. 1 Pseudonyms: W. Ferris Britcher, Irene Durfee; C. Ferris Holden, P. H. Roblin (a anagram of his name) ================ Peter Philip Bilhorn was born, in Mendota, IL. His father died in the Civil War 3 months before he was born. His early life was not easy. At age 8, he had to leave school to help support the family. At age 15, living in Chicago, he had a great singing voice and sang in German beer gardens there. At this time, he and his brother also formed the Eureka Wagon & Carriage Works in Chicago, IL. At 18 Peter became involved in gospel music, studying under George F. Root and George C. Stebbins. He traveled to the Dakotas and spent some time sharing the gospel with cowboys there. He traveled extensively with D. L. Moody, and was Billy Sunday's song leader on evangelistic endeavors. His evangelistic work took him into all the states of the Union, Great Britain, and other foreign countries. In London he conducted a 4000 voice choir in the Crystal Palace, and Queen Victoria invited him to sing in Buckinghm Palace. He wrote some 2000 gospel songs in his lifetime. He also invented a folding portable telescoping pump organ, weighing 16 lbs. It could be set up in about a minute. He used it at revivals in the late 19th century. He founded the Bilhorn Folding Organ Company in Chicago. IL, and his organ was so popular it was sold all over the world. He edited 10 hymnals and published 11 gospel songbooks. He died in Los Angeles, CA, in 1936. John Perry