Ruth
Lyrics and music
by
© Michael King and Sandra K Hall
Verse 1
Dm C add9 G
My daughters you must go now
C Em7 Am
Back to your people be blessed
Dm C add9 G
I have no more sons now
C G C
I go to my home to find rest
Dm C add9 G
Ruth cried please don’t leave me
C Em7 Am
My heart is joined to you
Dm C add9 G
There is nothing here to keep me
C G C
All I want is to be with you
Chorus
Am Em7 C
And I will go wherever you go
F C G
I will follow where you lead me
Am Em7 C
Your people shall be my people
F G C
And your God shall be my God
Verse 2
Dm C add9 G
In a field she labored gleaning
C Em7 Am
Through the sun and the rain
Dm C add9 G
Each day she worked until evening
C G C
Under Boaz’s gaze
Dm C add9 G
Who is the maiden I see gleaning
C Em7 Am
The one who comes every day
Dm C add9 G
Leave for her handfuls of barley
C G C
Softly you could hear Ruth pray
Chorus
Am Em7 C
I will go wherever You go
F C G
I will follow where You lead me
Am Em7 C
Your people shall be my people
F G C
And You shall be my God
Bridge
F C
Then came the fall celebration
G C
The last of the harvest brought in
F C
Lay at his feet my daughter
G C
The heart of Boaz you’ll win
F C
Waking up early in the morning
G C
Ruth lay at Boaz’s feet
F C
Spread your cloak or’ thy maiden
G C
My kinsmen redeemer be
Chorus
Am Em7 C
And I will go wherever you go
F C G
I will follow where you lead me
Am Em7 C
Your people shall be my people
F G C
And your God shall be my God
Verse 3
Dm C add9 G
Though a poor Moabitess
C Em7 Am
A widow with little future
Dm C add9 G
Ruth won the favor of Boaz
C G C
And became a great grandmother
Dm C add9 G
For she bore a son Obadiah
C Em7 Am
Who begat a son named Jesse
Dm C add9 G
Who became the father of David
C G C
The greatest King in history
Chorus (slowly with feeling)
Am Em7 C
And I will go wherever you go
F C G
I will follow where you lead me
Am Em7 C
Your people shall be my people
F G C
And your God shall be my God