Scripture Verse

Come and follow Me. Matthew 19:21

Introduction

Words: Ed­win P. Hood (1820–1885).

Music: Vi­a­tor, ano­ny­mous, in The Pri­mi­tive Me­tho­dist Hym­nal Sup­ple­ment with Tunes, ed­it­ed by George Booth (Lon­don: Pri­mi­tive Me­tho­dist Pub­lish­ing House, 1912), num­ber 107 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know when this hymn was writ­ten, the com­pos­er, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Edwin P. Hood (1820–1885)

Lyrics

Oh, walk with Je­sus, wouldst thou know
How deep, how wide His love can flow;
They only fail His love to prove
Who in the ways of sinners rove.

Walk thou with Him, that way is light,
All other pathways end in night.
Walk thou with Him, that way is rest,
All other pathways are unblest.

Oh, walk with Je­sus, to thy view
He will make all things sweet and new,
Will bring new fragrance from each flower,
And hallow every passing hour.

Jesus, a great desire have we
To walk life’s troubled path with Thee:
Come to us now, in converse stay:
And, Oh, walk with us day by day.