If Jesus Goes With Me

1 

It may be in the valley, where countless dangers hide;

It may be in the sunshine that I, in peace abide;

But this one thing I know - if it be dark or fair,

If Jesus is with me, I’ll go anywhere!

Refrain:

If Jesus goes with me, I’ll go - anywhere!

’Tis heaven to me, where’er I may be, if He is there!

I count it a privilege here his cross to bear;

If Jesus goes with me, I’ll go - anywhere!

2 

It may be I must carry the blessed word of life

Across the burning deserts to those in sinful strife;

And though it be my lot to bear my colors there,

If Jesus goes with me, I’ll go anywhere! [Refrain]

3 

But if it be my portion to bear my cross at home,

While others bear their burdens beyond the billow’s foam,

I’ll prove my faith in Him - confess His judgments fair,

And, if He stays with me, I’ll go anywhere! [Refrain]

4 

It is not mine to question the judgments of my Lord,

It is but mine to follow the leadings of His word;

But if to go or stay, or whether here or there,

I’ll be, with my Savior, content, anywhere! [Refrain]

Author: C. Austin Miles (1908)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq311r2Js1k

This video is not the best for hearing the lyrics for this song, because mostly what you can hear is the piano accompaniment. However -- WHAT AN ACCOMPANIMENT!!! The piano by itself is worth a listen. 

(Note: The defining characteristic of the Church of Christ, in which I was raised, is that we do not have instrumental music in worship. We use our voices to sing, without any accompaniment -- which is doctrinally questionable and sadly divisive for the Christian community. But is great only in the sense that we all learned to sing four-part harmony. A cappella gospel songs are still my very favorite kind of music. But there is a lot of talent out there in the field of pianists and organists, too. This video features one of those talented musicians.)  

P.S: There is another version of this song, apparently, which I never heard before I started looking for a video to go with this post. It's much more sedate and hymn-like (as opposed to 'gospel song' style). If you want to hear this version, YouTube has a good video of Jimmy Swaggart singing it.