I Am Resolved Hymn Story and Lyrics

Palmer Hartsough wrote “I Am Resolved” as a tribute to Francis Edward Clark. The hymn, written in the late 1800s and first performed as the delegation song for Ohio at the 1896 World Endeavor Convention, expresses a firm commitment to abandon worldly pleasures and sin, choosing instead to follow Jesus, the true and just source of life. It emphasizes an eagerness and joy in coming to Jesus, acknowledging Him as the greatest and highest.