“Just a Closer Walk with Thee”
Description
"Just a closer walk with thee, Grant it, Jesus, if you please." The singer prays to be closer to Jesus, to be strengthened in the face of work and trouble, and to be taken home upon dying
Recordings
- Eureka Brass Band, "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" [instrumental version] (on MuSouth10)
- Red Foley, "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" (Decca 14505, 1949)
- Lacy Colored Gospel Singers, "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Sacred 296, n.d.)
- Selah Jubilee Quartet, "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (Decca 7872, 1941)
- Smith's Jubilee Singers, "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Sterling 1503, n.d.)
References
- Silber-FSWB, p. 357, "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" (1 text)
- DT, CLOSEWLK*
- ADDITIONAL: Charles Johnson, One Hundred and One Famous Hymns (Hallberg, 1982), p. 167, "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #15986
- BI, FSWB357A