The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3186

3186. I Walk with the King

1. In sorrow I wandered, my spirit oppressed,
But now I am happy—securely I rest;
From morning till evening glad carols I sing,
And this is the reason—I walk with the King.

Refrain
I walk with the King, hallelujah!
I walk with the King, praise His name!
No longer I roam, my soul faces home,
I walk and I talk with the King.

2. For years in the fetters of sin I was bound,
The world could not help me—no comfort I found;
But now like the birds and the sunbeams of spring,
I’m free and rejoicing—I walk with the King. [Refrain]

3. O soul near despair in the lowlands of strife,
Look up and let Jesus come into your life;
The joy of salvation to you He would bring—
Come into the sunlight and walk with the King. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: In sorrow I wandered, my spirit oppressed
• Title: I Walk with the King
• Author: James Rowe (1910)
• Refrain First Line: I walk with the King, hallelujah!
• Language: English
• Source: The Light­house in Gos­pel Song (Birm­ing­ham, Al­a­ba­ma: J. D. Pat­ton Com­pa­ny, 1910)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [In sorrow I wandered, my spirit oppressed]
• Composer: Bentley DeForest Ackley
• Incipit: 53212 16567 13565
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain