Shocking Story From Meghalaya India Behind “I have Decided to Follow Jesus” Song

I Have Decided to Follow Jesus is a Christian hymn that originated in Meghalaya which then was in Assam, India.The lyrics are based on the last words of Nokseng, a Garo man, a tribe from Meghalaya , who along with his family decided to follow Jesus Christ in the middle of the 19th century through the efforts of an American Baptist missionary. Called to renounce his faith by the village chief, the convert declared, "I have decided to follow Jesus." His two children were killed and in response to threats to his wife, he continued, "Though no one join me, still I will follow." His wife was killed, and he was executed while singing, "The world behind me, The cross before me." This display of faith is reported to have led to the conversion of the chief and others in the village. The formation of these words into a hymn is attributed to the Indian missionary Sadhu Sundar Singh. The melody is also Indian, and entitled "Assam" after the region where the text originated.An alternative tradition attributes the hymn to Simon Marak, from Jorhat, Assam.An American hymn editor, William Jensen Reynolds, composed an arrangement which was included in the 1959 Assembly Songbook. His version became a regular feature of Billy Graham's evangelistic meetings in America and elsewhere, spreading its popularity. Video Credit Courtesy: 1. Revelation TV 2. Rachel Scott music 3. First Baptist Orlando 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_... Lyrics: I have decided to follow Jesus; I have decided to follow Jesus; I have decided to follow Jesus; No turning back, no turning back. Tho' none go with me, I still will follow, Tho' none go with me I still will follow, Tho' none go with me, I still will follow; No turning back, no turning back. My cross I'll carry, till I see Jesus; My cross I'll carry till I see Jesus, My cross I'll carry till I see Jesus; No turning back, No turning back. 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. #Hymn #Meghalaya #Assam #NorthEasternIndia #NorthEast #Conversion #Missionary #Gospel #Manipur #Mizoram #OnlyJesus