O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee

Washington Gladden 1836 ( Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, ) – 1918 ( Columbus, Ohio, )



O Master, let me walk with thee
    In lowly paths of service free;
    Tell me thy secret; help me bear
    The strain of toil, the fret of care;
    Help me the slow of heart to move
    By some clear winning word of love;
    Teach me the wayward feet to stay,
    And guide them in the homeward way.

    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 judgments clear,
    The dulness of the multitude
    Who dimly guess that thou art good.

    Teach me thy patience; still with thee
    In closer, dearer company,
    In work that keeps faith sweet and strong,
    In trust that triumphs over wrong,
    In hope that sends a shining ray
    Far down the future's broadening way,
    In peace that only thou canst give,
    With thee, O Master, let me live!
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Submitted by naama on July 15, 2020

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Scheme Aabbxxcc Axddeexx aaffccxx
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 900
Words 160
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8

Washington Gladden

Washington Gladden (February 11, 1836 – July 2, 1918) was a leading American Congregational pastor and early leader in the Social Gospel movement. He was a leading member of the Progressive Movement, serving for two years as a member of the Columbus, Ohio city council and campaigning against Boss Tweed as religious editor of the New York Independent. Gladden was probably the first leading U. S. religious figure to support unionization of the workforce; he also opposed racial segregation. He was a prolific writer who wrote hundreds of poems, hymns, articles, editorials, and books.  more…

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