Come Follow Me (Brother Isaiah)

The foxes have their dens, yeah

And the birds have their nests

But the Son of Man, yeah, yeah

Has nowhere to lay his head

Still he said:

Come follow me, come follow me,

Come follow me my child

Poco a poco vamos a llegar

Somos peregrinos

And you know that’s who we are

We make our way

Little by little we learn a little more each day

That God is love

That life is short

That all will be well

And I know that all will be well in His time

Refrain

So, I pick up my tent and I’ll follow you

I’ve got my guitar in my hand

But I ain’t singing the blues

No, you make me smile

How you make me smile

So, I struggle along with all my cares and my troubles

It seems you never leave

And always help me when I struggle

It’s a wonder how you love me so

And I love it how you let me know

Refrain

Well, here’s the thing

I want to let you lead

But now I’m struggling, see

I got my cares, I got my worries and I got my needs

So, I think you’ve got the wrong guy

I thank you, good Lord, but I politely decline

But then you come, come to me

Speaking so softly but speaking to me

I will carry you, carry you child

I will carry you, carry you child

I will take care of you

And I’ll be there for you

I’ll never leave you

And I’ll always bear your cares for you

Then lead on, kindly Light,

And let your Love be my sight

Through this wilderness abide

Where we’re all just passing by

Cause with you by my side

Why need I fear, why need I hide?

I only need to sing

So take my prayer, and let it rise.

Lead me on, my shepherd king,

Lead me on, my everything,

Lead me on, o kindly light,

Lead on and let me sing!

Refrain

To hear Brother Isaiah perform Come Follow Me, click on the video below. To purchase his CD, Poco a poco, click here.

Image source:  Raphael, The Miraculous Draught of Fishes (1515-1516),  
https://www.artbible.info/art/large/120.html
For another, very different image of this event, see Corita Kent, miraculous draught of fishes (1956), Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum.  Corita Kent Bequest.  https://hammer.ucla.edu/collections/grunwald-center-collection/corita-kent/art/miraculous-draught-of-fishes/ 

Video source