O Master, let me walk with Thee

O Master, let me walk with Thee. Washington Gladden* (1836-1918). First published in thee 8-line verses in the religious magazine, of which Gladden was editor, Sunday Afternoon (March 1879). With the title ‘Walking with God’ it appeared in ‘The Still Hour’, a devotional section, as an aid to contemplation rather than a hymn. It was then published in Songs of Christian Praise (1880), edited by Charles H. Richards. Richards omitted the trenchant verse 2: O Master, let me walk with Thee Before the taunting Pharisee; Help me to bear the sting of spite, The hate of men who hide Thy light, The sore distrust of souls sincere Who cannot read Thy judgements clear, The dullness of the multitude, Who...