Scripture Verse

Did not our heart burn within us, while He talked with us by the way, and while He opened to us the Scriptures? Luke 24:32

Introduction

Words: William Ap­pel, 1894.

Music: Charles H. Ga­bri­el (🔊 pdf nwc). Some hym­nals show the com­pos­er as S. B. Jack­son, one of Ga­bri­el’s pseu­do­nyms.

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

portrait
Charles H. Gabriel (1856–1932)

Lyrics

When the low­ly Je­sus trod
The paths of men be­low,
He be­held their bit­ter sor­row,
And their crush­ing woe;
He re­ceived them kind­ly, when
They joined Him on the way,
Graciously He walked and talked
With them from day to day.

Refrain

Walking and talk­ing with Je­sus
Smoothes the rug­ged way
Walking and talk­ing with Je­sus
Brings the light of day;
Walking and talk­ing with Je­sus
Fills the heart with love;
Walking and talk­ing with Je­sus
Is like Heav’n above.

You may walk with Him to­day!
Believe it, wea­ry soul;
He will cause your heart to burn;
His words will make you whole;
With the smile of His dear face,
He’ll cheer you on the way;
Safely He will guide and lead you
On from day to day.

Refrain

Oh, the joy to walk with Je­sus
To our home above,
Basking in the sun­shine of
His ev­er­last­ing love;
Oh, the joy to talk with Je­sus
In the sha­dow-land,
And to feel at ev­ery turn
The touch of His dear hand.

Refrain