Timeless Truths ‎#269

269. 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 (1913)
• Refrain First Line: I walk with the King, hallelujah!
• Meter: 11.11.11.11.9.8.10.8
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 9:6
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/I_Walk_with_the_King); Review and Herald Publishing Association, The Gospel in Song, 1926 (89)

Tune Information

• Name: [In sorrow I wandered, my spirit oppressed]
• Composer: Bentley D. Ackley
• Meter: 11.11.11.11.9.8.10.8
• Key: G Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/I_Walk_with_the_King); Review and Herald Publishing Association, The Gospel in Song, 1926 (89)