SDA Hymnal 624
I Want Jesus to Walk With Me
1I want Jesus to walk with me.
I want Jesus to walk with me.
All along my pilgrim journey,
I want Jesus to walk with me.
2In my trials, Lord, walk with me.
In my trials, Lord, walk with me.
When the shades of life are falling,
I want Jesus to walk with me.
3In my sorrows, Lord, walk with me.
In my sorrows, Lord, walk with me.
When my heart within is aching,
I want Jesus to walk with me.
- Scripture
- Psalm 23:4; Matthew 28:20
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8
- Foot
- anapestic (da-da-DUM) · 50% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABA
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
I want Jesus to walk with me.˘//˘˘/˘˘8A
I want Jesus to walk with me.˘//˘˘/˘˘8A
All along my pilgrim journey,/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
I want Jesus to walk with me.˘//˘˘/˘˘8A
Verse 2
In my trials, Lord, walk with me.˘˘/˘//˘˘8A
In my trials, Lord, walk with me.˘˘/˘//˘˘8A
When the shades of life are falling,/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
I want Jesus to walk with me.˘//˘˘/˘˘8A
Verse 3
In my sorrows, Lord, walk with me.˘˘/˘//˘˘8A
In my sorrows, Lord, walk with me.˘˘/˘//˘˘8A
When my heart within is aching,/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
I want Jesus to walk with me.˘//˘˘/˘˘8A
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.