Come follow me – inspired by Mark 10:17-31
1 'Come follow me, come follow fast,
and leave the rest behind,
reach after realms of mystery,
yes, seek, and you will find'.
What holds us in this human realm?
What treasures keep us back
from giving all we have and are?
This confidence we lack!
2 The call had seemed impossible,
the problem was his wealth.
And we deflect the word of God
avoiding it by stealth.
Our legs are heavy, steps are slow,
it seems we cannot move.
The call to trusting seems absurd,
in things we cannot prove.
3 And so we stay with what is sure,
we cling to what is known,
and through our fear we lose our grip
on treasure we might own.
Then like that man we walk away,
each with a heavy heart,
or turn to follow in the way,
to make a brand new start.
Andrew E Pratt (born 1948)
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Metre: DCM
Tune: KINGSFOLD
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