"Twas not me, twas the Lord. I always told Him, I trust to you. I don't know where to go or what to do, but I expect You to lead me, and He always did."
— Harriet Tubman
Twas Not Me Twas The Lord
Twas not me, twas the Lord. I always told Him, I trust to you. I don't know where to go or what to do, but I expect You to lead me, and He always did.
About this quote
This statement comes from Sarah Bradford's Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People (1886), reflecting Tubman's lifelong religious conviction. She described her method of navigation — often following the North Star, interpreting landscape signs, and relying on the network of helpers along the Underground Railroad — as divine guidance rather than personal initiative. Her faith was not passive: she believed God's direction came through active trust and movement, not waiting.
Source
Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People by Sarah Bradford