Timeless Truths ‎#706

706. Humble Thyself to Walk

1 If thou wouldst have the dear Savior from heaven
Walk by thy side from the morn till the even,
There is a rule that each day you must follow:
Humble thyself to walk with God.

Refrain:
Humble thyself and the Lord will draw near thee,
Humble thyself and His presence shall cheer thee;
He will not walk with the proud or the scornful,
Humble thyself to walk with God.

2 Just as the Lord, in the world’s early ages,
Walked and communed with the prophets and sages,
He will come now if you meet the conditions:
Humble thyself to walk with God. [Refrain]

3 Just as the stream finds a bed that is lowly,
So Jesus walks with the pure and the holy;
Cast out thy pride, and in heartfelt contrition
Humble thyself to walk with God. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: If thou wouldst have the dear Savior from heaven
• Title: Humble Thyself to Walk
• Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr.
• Refrain First Line: Humble thyself and the Lord will draw near thee
• Meter: 11.11.11.8 R
• Scripture:
  1 Peter 5:5
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Humble_Thyself_to_Walk); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (298)

Tune Information

• Name: [If thou wouldst have the dear Savior from heaven]
• Composer: W. J. Rodgers (1909)
• Meter: 11.11.11.8 R
• Key: G Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Humble_Thyself_to_Walk); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (298)