To Jesus I Will Go

There’s a gentle voice within calls away,
’Tis a warning I have heard o’er and o’er,
But my heart is melted now, I obey;
From my Savior I will wander no more.

Refrain

Yes, I will go; yes, I will go;
To Jesus I will go and be saved;
Yes, I will go; yes, I will go;
To Jesus I will go and be saved.

He has promised all my sins to forgive,
If I ask in simple faith for His love,
In His holy Word I learn how to live,
And to labor for His kingdom above.

Refrain

I will try to bear the cross in my youth,
And be faithful in its cause till I die;
If with cheerful step I walk in the truth,
I shall wear a starry crown by and by.

Refrain

Still the gentle voice within calls away,
And its warning I have heard o’er and o’er;
But my heart is melted now, I obey:
From my Savior I will wander no more.

Refrain

Author: Fanny Crosby

Year: 1883

Fanny Crosby (Frances Jane Crosby) wrote hundreds of gospel song texts in the late 19th century, many published by William H. Doane or Robert Lowry. The simple, direct style, use of refrain, and focus on personal decision for Christ are characteristic of her work. The text appears in several late-19th-century collections, though some hymnals list it as anonymous; the stylistic match and common attribution point to Crosby.