Classic Hymns From The Shadowlands

Just a Closer Walk with Thee is a traditional gospel song that has been performed and recorded by many artists Performed as either an instrumental or vocal A Closer Walk is perhaps the most frequently played number in the hymn and dirge section of traditional New Orleans jazz funerals The title and lyrics of the song allude to the Biblical passage from 2 Corinthians 57 which states We walk by faith not by sight and James 48 Come near to God and he will come near to youThe precise author of A Closer Walk was unknown until recently although Peterson claimed that was not the case Circumstantial evidence strongly suggested it dated back to southern AfricanAmerican churches of the nineteenth century possibly even prior to the Civil War as some personal African American histories recall slaves singing as they worked in the fields a song about walking by the Lords side Horace Boyer cites a story that repudiates this claim statingOn a train trip from Kansas City to Chicago Morris exited the train on one of its stops