Scripture Verse

My feet have closely followed His steps; I have kept to His way without turning aside. Job 23:11

Introduction

Words: J. Wake­field Mac­Gill (1829–1902).

Music: San Ber­nar­di­no. Ano­ny­mous, cho­rus by M. S. Sloane (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know when this song was writ­ten, the com­pos­ers’ full names, or where to get good pic­tures of them (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
J. Wakefield MacGill (1829–1902)

Lyrics

Every step with Je­sus
Thus we love to go,
Down life’s sha­dy path­way
Into ev­en­ing’s glow.

Refrain

Every pow­er for Je­sus,
Brain and heart and will,
Used at high­est pres­sure
Till the pulse be still;
Crown of glo­ry wait­ing,
On the fur­ther shore,
Sing with glad re­joic­ing,
Praises ev­er­more.

Every step with Je­sus,
When the morn­ings break,
Whispering life’s sec­rets
E’er the road we take.

Refrain

Every nerve for Je­sus,
Strained in migh­ty toil,
Just to bring the Mas­ter
Heaps of gold­en spoil.

Refrain

Every man for Je­sus,
What a migh­ty throng,
Then would swell the cho­rus
Of the vic­tor’s song!

Refrain