FOLLOW JESUS INTO THE WILDERNESS-a song

Christ In Winter: Reflections on Faith for the Years of Winter

This first Sunday of Lent, the Gospel story is about the temptations of Jesus while he was in the wilderness by himself, getting soul-ready for the task God had set before him. As I thought about that, this little song bubbled up in me. It’s not really a hymn for worship, but I think it would be a good camp song. I hear a tune for it in my head, but I can’t write music, so I can’t put it down. However, it’s so simple, you’ll probably come up with the same tune, or one like it, so that you can hum along…

Let’s follow Jesus…

Into the wilderness

Into the wilderness

Into the wilderness

Let’s follow Jesus

Into the wilderness

And get our souls healed there

Let’s follow Jesus …

Into the wilderness

Into the wilderness

Into the wilderness

Let’s follow Jesus

Into the wilderness

And face the devil there

Let’s follow Jesus…

Into the wilderness

Into the wilderness

Into the wilderness

Let’s follow Jesus

Into the wilderness

And his temptations share

Let’s follow Jesus…

Into the wilderness

Into the wilderness

Into the wilderness

Let’s follow Jesus

Into the wilderness

And get our souls healed there

JRMcF

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Oh, good grief! I just realized that the tune I'm humming for this is Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts! Well, it works...