I have decided to follow Jesus

I have decided to follow Jesus

Happy New Year! Let's follow Jesus in 2026!!

This has been one of my favorite songs since I was a child and it rings more and more true with every year! I have made my choice, and I will not look back or refuse to follow Jesus whether I follow alone or not. May this be your theme for 2026 as well!

Did you know this?  I just found out: The lyrics to "I have decided to follow Jesus" originates from Nokseng, a Christian martyr from Assam, India who faced execution with his family for their faith around the turn of the 20th century

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Sadhu Sundar Singh, an Indian missionary, heard this story and arranged the martyr's words into the hymn we know today, using an Indian melody.  Some sources also suggest an alternative attribution to Simon Marak, another Indian missionary, for shaping the text into its hymn form.

I have decided to follow Jesus
Verse 1
I have decided to follow Jesus.
I have decided to follow Jesus.
I have decided to follow Jesus,
No turning back, no turning back.

Verse 2
The world behind me, the cross before me,
The world behind me, the cross before me,
The world behind me, the cross before me,
No turning back, no turning back.

Verse 3
Though none go with me, still I will follow.
Though none go with me, still I will follow.
Though none go with me, still I will follow,
No turning back, no turning back.