'Come Follow Me' And He Went
Camp three thirty-two, the captain came through; wearing insignia bright.
'Men' he declared, 'we must be prepared - to conquer the enemy's fight.'
With a towering glare and a heart without care, he said 'men, I would like you to hear.'
'Soldier,' he said, 'get this into your head - get rid of your cowardly fear.'
So, night after night they prepared for the fight at the feet of the militant man.
'Til the soldiers were ready - their spirits were steady, and ev'ry man's though was 'I can.'
The night finally came, and name after name were called for the march of the day.
It was then that they heard the cowardly word - 'The captain is going to stay.'
Well, they left for the trek all dressed to the neck in attire designed for a fight.
But the hearts of the legion as they marched thru' the region were back in the camp in the night.
You see, as they went, they thought of the tent of a cowardly captain who stayed -
who didn't go through what he told them to do - because he was really afraid.
He easily told the men to be bold - to have courage for strength in a fight.
But he was the one, when the battle begun, who hid in the dark of the night.
Then there was the One who walked in the sun of the Galilee country of old.
A teacher was He as He walked by the sea; for His words with His actions were bold.
'Men,' He declared, 'we must be prepared to conquer the enemy's fight.'
Then He went to the hills in the power of prayer, and He prayed for the rest of the night.
It was He long ago who taught men to know, it is far more blessed to give.
Then by His example, His teaching was ample, to show men how better to live.
'Come follow me,' was His conquering plea, 'we must not give up the fight.'
'Thy Will, Oh Father, not Mine be done,' And they follow in spirit and might.
The Master Teacher wasn't a preacher who stayed in a camp in a tent.
He was the one when the battle begun, who said, 'come, follow me',
and He went.
---Andrew Reed Morrill--- January 1978
Camp three thirty-two, the captain came through; wearing insignia bright.
'Men' he declared, 'we must be prepared - to conquer the enemy's fight.'
With a towering glare and a heart without care, he said 'men, I would like you to hear.'
'Soldier,' he said, 'get this into your head - get rid of your cowardly fear.'
So, night after night they prepared for the fight at the feet of the militant man.
'Til the soldiers were ready - their spirits were steady, and ev'ry man's though was 'I can.'
The night finally came, and name after name were called for the march of the day.
It was then that they heard the cowardly word - 'The captain is going to stay.'
Well, they left for the trek all dressed to the neck in attire designed for a fight.
But the hearts of the legion as they marched thru' the region were back in the camp in the night.
You see, as they went, they thought of the tent of a cowardly captain who stayed -
who didn't go through what he told them to do - because he was really afraid.
He easily told the men to be bold - to have courage for strength in a fight.
But he was the one, when the battle begun, who hid in the dark of the night.
Then there was the One who walked in the sun of the Galilee country of old.
A teacher was He as He walked by the sea; for His words with His actions were bold.
'Men,' He declared, 'we must be prepared to conquer the enemy's fight.'
Then He went to the hills in the power of prayer, and He prayed for the rest of the night.
It was He long ago who taught men to know, it is far more blessed to give.
Then by His example, His teaching was ample, to show men how better to live.
'Come follow me,' was His conquering plea, 'we must not give up the fight.'
'Thy Will, Oh Father, not Mine be done,' And they follow in spirit and might.
The Master Teacher wasn't a preacher who stayed in a camp in a tent.
He was the one when the battle begun, who said, 'come, follow me',
and He went.
---Andrew Reed Morrill--- January 1978
