Scripture Verse

Enoch walked with God. Genesis 5:22

Introduction

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Edwin Barnes (1864–1930)

Words: Lil­li­an D. Av­ery-Stut­tle, in Joy­ful Greet­ing (Bat­tle Creek, Mi­chi­gan: James E. White, 1886).

Music: Mor­ton Ed­win Barnes (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Av­ery-Stut­tle (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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Enoch Ascends to Heaven
Figures de la Bible, 1728

Lyrics

O let me walk with Thee, my God,
As Enoch walked in days of old;
Place Thou my trem­bling hand in Thine,
And sweet com­mun­ion with me hold;
E’en though the path I may not see,
Yet, Je­sus, let me walk with Thee.

I can­not, dare not, walk alone;
The tem­pest rag­es in the sky,
A thou­sand snares be­set my feet,
A thou­sand foes are lurk­ing nigh.
Still Thou the rag­ing of the sea,
O Mas­ter! let me walk with Thee.

If I may rest my hand in Thine,
I’ll count the joys of earth but loss,
And firm­ly, brave­ly jour­ney on;
I’ll bear the ban­ner of the cross
Till Zi­on’s glo­ri­ous gates I see;
Yet, Sav­ior, let me walk with Thee.