I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go – New Testament

I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go is the suggested song for the New Testament lesson “What Wilt Thou Have Me to Do?” studying the acts of the apostles as recorded in Acts 6–9  and can be found in the LDS Hymnbook.

In Acts chapters 6 through 7, Stephen is tried before the council and testifies boldly of Jesus Christ: He recounts the history of Israel and it’s apostasy; then sees Jesus on the right Hand of God; after which his testimony is rejected and he is stoned to death. In chapters 8 through 9: First Saul’s persecution of the Church is described; then his miraculous vision of Jesus Christ’s appearance to him in which he loses his sight; after which Ananias restores his vision; and finally Saul is baptized into the Church.

• Acts 7:54 ¶ When they heard these things, they were ^acut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. 55 But he, being full of the ^aHoly Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the ^bglory of ^cGod, and ^dJesus ^estanding on the ^fright hand of God, 56 And said, Behold, I ^asee the heavens ^bopened, and the ^cSon of man standing on the right ^dhand of ^eGod. 57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, 58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their ^aclothes at a ^byoung man’s feet, whose name was Saul. 59 And they ^astoned ^bStephen, ^ccalling upon ^dGod, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my ^espirit. 60 And he kneeled down, and ^acried with a loud voice, ^bLord, lay not this sin to their ^ccharge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

In the Come Follow Me manual, it says:

“If anyone seemed like an unlikely candidate for conversion, it was probably Saul—a Pharisee who had a reputation for persecuting Christians. So when the Lord told a disciple named Ananias to seek out Saul and offer him a blessing, Ananias was understandably hesitant. “Lord,” he said, “I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints” (Acts 9:13). But the Lord knew Saul’s heart and his potential, and He had a mission in mind for Saul: “He is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel” (Acts 9:15). So Ananias obeyed, and when he found this former persecutor, he called him “Brother Saul” (Acts 9:17). If Saul could change so completely and Ananias could welcome him so freely, then should we ever consider anyone an unlikely candidate for change—including ourselves?”

The scripture references for I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go are: 1 Nephi 3:7, Doctrine and Covenants 4:2

Composers: Text: Mary Brown, 1856–1918 Music: Carrie E. Rounsefell, 1861–1930

UPDATE – The sheet music for this arrangement can be found here: http://marileekaymusic.com/sheet-music/

The Church’s videos included within this arrangement are: “The Martyrdom of Stephen” and “The Road to Damascus” by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

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