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God Leads Us Along

from Up From the Roots by David Krienke

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George A. Young was an ob­scure 19th Cen­tu­ry preach­er and car­pen­ter who spent a life­time hum­bly serv­ing the Lord in small rur­al com­mun­i­ties. Of­ten his fi­nan­cial sup­port was small, and it was hard on his fam­i­ly. But through all the ups and downs his faith­ful wife nev­er wav­ered in her loy­al­ty to God and to her hus­band. Af­ter a long strug­gle, the fam­i­ly was able to move in­to their own small home (which George built him­self). But then, on an oc­ca­sion when George was away preach­ing, some lo­cal thugs—who didn’t like his Gos­pel preaching—set fire to the house, and it was to­tal­ly de­stroyed. It was out of that ex­per­i­ence that Young re­af­firmed his faith in God by writ­ing "God Leads Us Along".

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In shady green pastures, so rich and so sweet –
God leads His dear children along;
Where the water’s cool flow bathes the weary one’s feet –
God leads His dear children along.

Chorus
Some through the waters – some through the flood –
Some through the fire, but all through the Blood.
Some through great sorrow, but God gives a song
In the night season, and all the day long.

Sometimes on the mount, where the sun shines so bright –
God leads His dear children along;
Sometimes in the valley, in darkest of night –
God leads His dear children along.

~~~Chorus~~~

Though sorrows befall us, and Satan oppose –
God leads His dear children along;
Through grace we can conquer – defeat all our foes.
God leads His dear children along.

~~~Chorus~~~

Away from the mire, and away from the clay –
God leads His dear children along;
Away up in glory – eternity’s day –
God leads His dear children along.

~~~Chorus~~~

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from Up From the Roots, released April 22, 2010
Public Domain
words & music by George A. Young

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David Krienke Elkhart, Indiana

Born into a family of Gospel singers & musicians in South Bend, Indiana, David began singing & playing the piano as a small child.
In the 1970's, his musical style was shaped by the acoustic rock artists of the time - and in the 1980's David played the local nightclub circuit as keyboardist/singer with the band Justus.
But God comes in places unlooked for - unexpectedly.
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