<a href="http://www.shilohworshipmusic.com/ShilohWorshipMusic/Media/Just%20A%20Closer%20Walk%20With%20Thee.mp3"><img src="http://www.shilohworshipmusic.com/ShilohWorshipMusic/Free_Bluegrass_Gospel_Hymns_Songs/Media/droppedImage_39.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:139px; height:104px;"/></a><br/>Our Bluegrass Gospel version of the classic late 19th century hymn <br/>&quot;Just A Closer Walk With Thee&quot;<br/>Dobro, Fiddle, Banjo, Upright Bass, Guitars<br/><br/>Blessings,<br/>Shiloh Worship Music<br/>Www.ShilohWorshipMusic.Com<br/><br/>LYRICS<br/><br/>Just a closer walk with Thee,<br/>Grant it, Jesus, is my plea,<br/>Daily walking close to Thee,<br/>Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.<br/><br/>I am weak, but Thou art strong,<br/>Jesus, keep me from all wrong,<br/>I’ll be satisfied as long<br/>As I walk, let me walk close to Thee.<br/><br/>Through this world of toil and snares,<br/>If I falter, Lord, who cares?<br/>Who with me my burden shares?<br/>None but Thee, dear Lord, none but Thee.<br/><br/>When my feeble life is o’er,<br/>Time for me will be no more,<br/>Guide me gently, safely o’er<br/>To Thy kingdom's shore, to Thy shore.<br/><br/>Composer Unknown;Traditional Hymn:Public Domain<br/><br/>© 2012 Shiloh Worship Music COPY FREELY;This Music is copyrighted to prevent misuse, however,permission is granted for non-commercial copying-Radio play permitted- <a href="http://www.shilohworshipmusic.com/">www.shilohworshipmusic.com</a><br/><br/>Just a Closer Walk with Thee<br/>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<br/><br/>&quot;Just a Closer Walk with Thee&quot; is a traditional gospel song that has been covered by many artists. <br/><br/>History<br/>The author of &quot;A Closer Walk&quot; is unknown… it dates back to southern African-American churches of the 2nd half of the 19th century, possibly even earlier. The song became better known nationally in the 1930s when African-American churches held huge musical conventions. In the 1940s, a boom of recordings in many genera recorded the number, ranging from Southern gospel to jazz and brass bands.<br/><br/>The first known recording was by the Selah Jubilee Singers on October 8, 1941, (Decca Records 7872) New York City; with Thurman Ruth and John Ford lead vocal; Fred Baker, lead baritone; Monroe Clark, baritone; J. B. Nelson, bass vocal; and Fred Baker on guitar.[2]<br/><br/> Rosetta Tharpe also recorded the song on December 2, 1941 (Decca 8594), with Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra.[3]<br/><br/>The revived interest in traditional New Orleans jazz resulted in multiple recordings of the number, including a 1945 session by Bunk Johnson's Brass Band featuring numbers Johnson had played in New Orleans before he left in 1915.<br/><br/>In 1950, it was a million-seller for Red Foley.<br/><br/>In 1958, an unreleased home recording was recorded by Elvis Presley.[4] made in Waco, Texas on May 27.[5] Presley's studio version can be heard on Just A Closer Walk With Thee (2000) (Czech CD on Memory label).<br/><br/>[6] Tennessee Ernie Ford made the charts with it in the late 1950s. By the end of the 1970s, more than a hundred artists had recorded the song.<br/><br/>