It was written by American Roman Catholic and member of the Christian Brothers order, Louis Welker, FSC (1943-2020).
It was published in More Songs of the Spirit, published by Kevin Mayew Ltd, England in 1981. The original title was "Here I Am", but most recordings identify it according to the first line of the chorus.
It is set to an unnamed tune, also by Welker. This has a 3/8 time signature. In the key of G, the first few notes of the melody are G_ G_ GAB B A with accompanying chords G / Em / Am / D7.
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Examples
Singer with guitar - view here (not available to embed)
Music group and congregation, electronic organ accompaniment:
Choir? and congregation with piano, recorded live in a church service:
Lyrics
The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:Chorus:
My God said to me ‘Follow!’
My God said to me ‘Come!’
My God called out my name.
‘Here I am’, ‘Here I am to do your will.’
1 To follow the Lord is to be set free
to follow the Lord is to know the way.
2 To live with the Lord is to live in love;
to live with the Lord is to live in peace.
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