Just a Closer Walk With Thee - story behind the song, lyrics explanation

"Just a Closer Walk With Thee" is a classic hymn and jazz standard from the 1930s/40s. An old slave melody, it seems that Kenneth Morris heard this quite by accident and then published it to great acclaim. Let's explore the history and lyrics of this great song.

00:50 History
03:48 Lyrics
10:57 Performance

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1 I am weak, but Thou art strong;
Jesus, keep me from all wrong;
I’ll be satisfied as long
As I walk, let me walk close to Thee.

Refrain:
Just a closer walk with Thee,
Grant it, Jesus, is my plea,
Daily walking close to Thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.

2 Thro' this world of toil and snares,
If I falter, Lord, who cares?
Who with me my burden shares?
None but Thee, dear Lord, none but Thee. (Refrain)

3 When my feeble life is o’er,
Time for me will be no more;
Guide me gently, safely o’er
To Thy kingdom shore, to Thy shore.

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