[Verse 1] Famine drove Elimelech From Bethlehem's fields to Moab. Death took husband, death took sons; Naomi's house grew robbed. Orpah kissed and turned away; Ruth held her mother fast. A widow chose an unknown road And left her people past. [Refrain - Ruth] Where you go, I will go. Where you lodge, there will I lie. Your people shall become my people, Your God mine till I die. Where earth receives you, let me rest; No road shall make us sever. Where you go, I will go, And kindness bind us ever. [Verse 2] They reached the town at barley harvest; Ruth went gleaning after men. Boaz saw the foreign widow, Heard the love that brought her in. He charged the reapers not to harm her, Left her grain beyond the row; At his table she found welcome, And Naomi's hope could grow. [Bridge] At the threshing floor she asked him To redeem the family name. At the gate the nearer kinsman Yielded sandal, right, and claim. [Final Refrain] Boaz took Ruth; a son was given, Obed rested on her knee. Naomi held the child of comfort, Root of royal ancestry. Where you go, the Lord goes farther; Faithful love outlives the grave. From a gleaner came a kingdom, From the widow, David's way.