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Text:Oh, for a Closer Walk with God
Author:William Cowper
Author (refrain):Stuart Townend
Tune:CLOSER WALK
Composer (refrain):Stuart Townend
Composer (verses):Keith Getty

209. Oh, for a Closer Walk with God

Text Information
First Line: Oh, for a closer walk with God
Title: Oh, for a Closer Walk with God
Author: William Cowper (1772)
Author (refrain): Stuart Townend (2009)
Refrain First Line: O Fire of God, come burn within
Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 2024
Scripture:
Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 7
Copyright: Refrain ©2009 ThankYou Music (admin. Capitol CMG Publishing).
Notes: Text by English poet William Cowper, from Richard Conyers’ Collection of Psalms and Hymns (1772), alt. Refrain by Stuart Townend, from Creation Sings (2009).
Tune Information
Name: CLOSER WALK
Composer (verses): Keith Getty (2001)
Composer (refrain): Stuart Townend (2009)
Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain
Incipit: 56132 16561
Key: E Major
Copyright: ©2001/2009 ThankYou Music (admin. Capitol CMG Publishing).
Notes: Tune CLOSER WALK, sts. 1–5 by Keith Getty, from New Irish Hymns (2001); refrain by Stuart Townend, from Creation Sings (2009).



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