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SDAH 554
O let me walk with Thee, my God,
As Enoch walked in days of old;
Place Thou my trembling hand in Thine,
And sweet communion with me hold;
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Both the author and the composer of this hymn were Seventh-day Adventists. Lillian Dale Avery-Stuttle (1855-1933) was a student at Battle Creek College, Michigan, in the late 1870s and became an editorial worker. A woman of deep devotion, faith, and courage, she was the author of many beautiful poems and several books. One of her poems, “The Riven Veil,” appeared on the front page of the Review and Herald dated March 16, 1933, one day before her death. Avery-Stuttle expected to be one of the glorious company who would be alive and faithful at the second advent of Jesus, and who, like Enoch, would be “translated that he should not see death” (Heb. 11:5). This hymn, based on Genesis 5:24, “And Enoch walked with God,” was her own favorite.
The tune MORTON was composed by Edwin Barnes (1864-1930; see SDAH 6), and copyrighted by the J. E. White Publishing Company for inclusions in Hymns and Tunes, 1886. It was named to commemorate Eliza H. Morton, a teacher at Battle Creek College, where Barnes attended in 1881; he was also a teacher of music there.
📖 Reference: Companion to the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal by Wayne Hooper and Edward E. White. Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1988.
Text
1
O let me walk with Thee, my God,
As Enoch walked in days of old;
Place Thou my trembling hand in Thine,
And sweet communion with me hold;
E’en though the path I may not see,
Yet, Jesus, let me walk with Thee.
2
I cannot, dare not, walk alone;
The tempest rages in the sky,
A thousand snares beset my feet,
A thousand foes are lurking nigh.
Still Thou the raging of the sea,
O Master! let me walk with Thee.
3
If I may rest my hand in Thine,
I’ll count the joys of earth but loss,
And firmly, bravely journey on;
I’ll bear the banner of the cross
Till Zion’s glorious gates I see;
Yet, Savior, let me walk with Thee.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Gen 5:24
Author
Mrs. L.D. Avery Stuttle (1855-1933)
Hymn Tune
MORTON
Metrical Number
8.8.8.8.8.8.8.
Composer
Edwin Barnes (1864-1930)
Year Composed
1886
