Just a Closer Walk With Thee - story behind the song, lyrics explanation

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  • @journeyspencer7308
    @journeyspencer7308 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I'm a former jehovah's witness and don't know any hymns or Christian music. I'm trying to teach myself about them. I love knowing the history of songs I'm coming to love. Thank you for helping me in my walk with the true Jesus.

    • @jricardotorres8192
      @jricardotorres8192 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I was a Baptist youth leader for about 10 years before becoming a JW and I'm also a musician, so, I played all these wonderful hymns

    • @kerriecarley8836
      @kerriecarley8836 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    • @jricardotorres8192
      @jricardotorres8192 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@journeyspencer7308 I am still a witness for YEHOVA and I love these hymns...

    • @journeyspencer7308
      @journeyspencer7308 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@jricardotorres8192
      Do you still play and sing these beautiful hymns? I'm so sorry to hear you left Jesus. I hope you find your way back to the Lord. I'll pray for you.

  • @powlly5738
    @powlly5738 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    We have not sung this song at church for a long time. Thank you pastor Luke for reminding us of this lovely hymn 🙏🙏

  • @louisebrislane6607
    @louisebrislane6607 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That song has been a favourite ever since childhood. I don't know where I first heard it but I do remember singing it in the back of the car with my younger sister & my father half turning in the driver's seat & telling us to shut it off, that we sounded like a couple of cats on a hot tin roof!! That has stuck with me all down through the years. God gave me a love of singing but not the voice to go with it. My request to Him has always been that when I get to heaven that this change & that I can be a part of the choir in heaven that sings the hallelujah chorus from Handel!! The worst part was yet to come... Some forty years later I was on my own working in my lounge room, listening to my favourite Christian songs & my cat had come in the back door & was lying on the carpet asleep until a particularly beautiful song came on that I just started to sing along to & the cat stood up, shook himself stuck his tail straight up in the air, gave me a really filthy look & stalked out never to return. He set up home with the neighbours. Yes, I still sing but try not to get too much into it if other people are around. It does hurt though, to have such a great love of singing & yet know that even your cat can't stay in the same house with you. So I sang tonight quietly along with you & the tears flowed because I don't have other friends to support me & this is why this song means so much as Jesus is my only true friend. Not that in any way do I feel cheated because He is also my brother as well as my Lord & Saviour & God. He is all I need!!

    • @margaretperry7620
      @margaretperry7620 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We are the same in the singing department, my friend in Christ Jesus

  • @dasterley
    @dasterley ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Beautiful. This is a daily walk with the Lord

  • @valeriehenderson4541
    @valeriehenderson4541 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    How absolutely precious Luke. Thank you for sharing ❤ 🙏

  • @jamellfoster6029
    @jamellfoster6029 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This was one my Dad's favorite songs. As an American with ancestral roots in Louisiana, I can attest that this song is played quite frequently at funerals in Louisiana and throughout the Deep South overall. My Dad wasn't the best singer, but I remember him playing this song over and over when I was a little girl 35- 40 years ago. I lost my Dad almost 3 years ago when I was 42 and I still miss him. But by walking closer to Jesus, I know I will see him again.

  • @darly-annfleetwood3015
    @darly-annfleetwood3015 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So blessed with your piano playing.

  • @vincentGilchrist-r8k
    @vincentGilchrist-r8k 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I remember singing this song when I was a little boy and I still love singing this awesome song.

  • @margaretperry7620
    @margaretperry7620 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your grandfather must be singing "Hallelujah" in heaven right now, and very proud of how Jesus has taught you and brought you along.

  • @ericamurray5070
    @ericamurray5070 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Beautiful old hymn....love your presentation as well🙏👍

  • @puncher6536
    @puncher6536 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful and awesome song!

  • @odettepayumo1175
    @odettepayumo1175 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you, Abba Father, for the unmerited favor that we received the free gift of salvation through Your Son, Yeshua ( Jesus Christ).

  • @sscarrisme2003
    @sscarrisme2003 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for sharing, I'm from Indonesia and my favourite version of the song is sang by bart milard, please check it up

  • @kerriecarley8836
    @kerriecarley8836 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    ❤This was another hymn that was popular in Australia introduced through the 1950’s Billy Graham crusade. For me it brings back memories of a particular soloist who often sang it. He had been saved at the Crusade. I think, Luke, that your Grandfather would be proud of your rendition on the piano. ❤

  • @VitaInDC
    @VitaInDC 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for the history of this song, and guy singing with the lyrics was nice too. It's the day after an attempt was made on Trump's life, and I thought of this song as Divine Intervention spared him so that we may be spared for very good reasons.

  • @IvanHodgson
    @IvanHodgson 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I first heard this as a piece of Jazz evan though I have been a Christian for most of my life (I am nearly 85 now) . However, I first heard it well into my Christian life and have used the words privately since. Since we have had a new Minister who is an amazing influence for all of us this hymn has, somehow, begun to mean more to me. It is one of the most meaningful Christian songs I know. If you look it's origin up on line you wil find it originated in the Alabama / New Orleans (ish) area of the USA and had been sung by huge numbers of people for many years. Ít is wonderful and this explanation which I have just seen was well done and worth listening to again. My congratulations to all concerned.

  • @cherylchristie7948
    @cherylchristie7948 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Always loved this song. Sung it often at Methodist Witfield. I love it. You really did it justice. Thanks Luke

  • @sgfx
    @sgfx ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What I love about this song is its versatility. Whether played slowly or fast, the message holds meaning. It's beautiful as a simple, slow piano piece, jazzed up with a full band, or anything in between. It's a song and prayer that often comes to mind when I'm driving to work.

  • @ritathomson9764
    @ritathomson9764 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love this . Thanks you .😇🇬🇧❤️🇮🇱

  • @joybear221
    @joybear221 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just discovered your channel. This is one of my all-time favorites. Thank you!

  • @DP-gw9cw
    @DP-gw9cw ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I DID NOT KNOW THIS PUT TO MUSIC SHEET BY KENNETH MORRIS, AS A TEEN AGER I REMEMBER PAT BOON AND JIM REEVES SINGING OVER THE RADIO. THANK YOU FOR THIS PROGRAMME.

  • @suzettevc8078
    @suzettevc8078 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely beautiful, thank you Luke!

  • @IvanHodgson
    @IvanHodgson 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wonderful explanation which was well delivered. Congratulations!!!

  • @heathercrossan-zl6op
    @heathercrossan-zl6op ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful thankyou

  • @billygoat5468
    @billygoat5468 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    JESUS IS GOD. THE ALMIGHTY THE CREATOR JESUS IS LORD HE IS GOD

  • @glorialopez8353
    @glorialopez8353 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    PRAISE OUR HEAVENLY FATHER'S MANY WAYS HE INSPIRE US TO LIVE VERY CLOSE TO HIM!!. SPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE SUFFERING AND FACING DIFFICULT HEALTH PROBLEMS!!.😂 THE BEST IS YET TO COME!!. TOTAL HEALTH RESTORATION!!, PERFECT HEALTHY BODIES AND ETERNALLY GREATFUL FOR OUR HEAVENLY FATHER'S ARMS OF LOVE WILL WELCOME US TO HIS AWESOME ETERNAL PARADISE!!. THE BEST REUNION AWAITS ALL WHO EMBRACE HIS CORDIAL AWESOME INVITATION "COME TO ME ALL YOU MY DEAR SONS AND DAUGHTERS!!. ETERNAL PARADISE!!. IMAGINE A MANSION!!. AWESOME SURPRISES AWAITS US ALL WHO REST IN HIS AWESOME PROMISES IN HIS LOVE LETTER!!. ALL PRAISE TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER'S UNFAILING LOVE AND VICTORIOUS MISSION TO SAVE US FOREVER!!.

  • @williamwei9524
    @williamwei9524 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jesus is all I need. Thanks be to the Lord my God and Savior Jesus Christ.

  • @madalenesimons1319
    @madalenesimons1319 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of my favorites!

  • @julianhouseholder6263
    @julianhouseholder6263 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Could you do “saved by the blood of the crucified one”

  • @smoothsailingmp
    @smoothsailingmp ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amen!

  • @isaiahhesslup8463
    @isaiahhesslup8463 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Blessing

  • @jwinfield8464
    @jwinfield8464 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    ❤love it

  • @EstherLuttrellsSundayStories
    @EstherLuttrellsSundayStories 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love your story, the way you tell it. I pray I'm not overstepping when I repeat an excerpt from that story - giving you full credit, of course! - on my own channel, Esther Luttrell's Sunday Stories. I have a series titled Chapel on the Hill and, through Internet Archives, am presenting George B. Shea singing this beautiful song. Please let me know if I've imposed in any way! I simply want to share with my listeners (much fewer than yours, granted!) this incredible story that you've told so beautifully. I've included the link to this channel and, again, I do hope you don't mind. I'm scheduling it to be heard the evening (Central Time) Tuesday, July 23. God bless!

    • @LukePowellMinistries
      @LukePowellMinistries  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'd be honoured if you do that Esther! Glory to our great God.

  • @IvanHodgson
    @IvanHodgson 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonderful explanation which was well delivered. Congratulations!!!

  • @IvanHodgson
    @IvanHodgson 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonderful explanation which was well delivered. Congratulations!!!

  • @lkmogodi
    @lkmogodi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man! Your channel reminds of Radio Pulpit. Great presentation Luke! I love the song too 👍🏾

  • @AlkemaGreg
    @AlkemaGreg 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    But, Lord, ’tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
    The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
    Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord!
    Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul!

  • @syebethel
    @syebethel ปีที่แล้ว

    There's just one line here that I disagree with, bc it's actually non-biblical. I've always heard it with that line. Supposing it was written by non-reading slaves, all is forgiven. But whenever I do sing this song, i tend to alter the words a bit.

  • @edithmaphasa5260
    @edithmaphasa5260 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the lyrics man of God. I really like this song. May God bless you.

  • @chibenaiah
    @chibenaiah ปีที่แล้ว

    Iam new here do you have a separate channel with the performances only

  • @KOFINAAWAADJOAMARY
    @KOFINAAWAADJOAMARY ปีที่แล้ว

    God bless you Sir, for the expositions on these heartfelt hymns

  • @chibenaiah
    @chibenaiah ปีที่แล้ว

    Peace be unto you my precious brother

  • @boupon-market
    @boupon-market 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amen

  • @esteirrome
    @esteirrome 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maravilhoso...

  • @rexdrilon6631
    @rexdrilon6631 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amen.🙏🖖🔥❣

  • @tungteo1190
    @tungteo1190 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks