Through Good Report and Evil

Verse 1

Through good report and evil,
Lord, still guided by Thy faithful word,
Our staff, our buckler, and our sword,
We follow Thee.

Verse 2

In silence of the lonely night,
In the full glow of day’s clear light,
Through life’s strange windings, dark or bright,
We follow Thee.

Verse 3

Strengthened by Thee we forward go,
‘Mid smile or scoff of friend or foe,
Through pain or ease, through joy or woe,
We follow Thee.

Verse 4

With enemies on every side,
We lean on Thee, the Crucified;
Forsaking all on earth beside,
We follow Thee.

Verse 5

O Master, point Thou out the way,
Nor suffer Thou our steps to stray;
Then in the path that leads to day
We follow Thee.

Verse 6

Thou hast passed on before our face,
Thy footsteps on the way we trace,
O keep us, aid us by Thy grace,
We follow Thee.

Verse 7

Whom have we in the heaven above,
Whom on this earth, save Thee, to love?
Still in Thy light we onward move;
We follow Thee.