The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#269

269. I walk in danger all the way

1 I walk in danger all the way;
The thought shall never leave me,
That Satan, who has marked his prey,
Is plotting to deceive me.
This foe with hidden snares
May seize me unawares
If e'er I fail to watch and pray:
I walk in danger all the way.

2 I pass through trials all the way,
With sin and ills contending;
In patience I must bear each day
The cross of God's own sending;
Oft in adversity
I know not where to flee;
When storms of woe my soul dismay,
I pass through trials all the way.

3 Death doth pursue me all the way,
Nowhere I rest securely,
He comes by night, he comes by day,
He takes his prey most surely;
A failing breath--and I
In death's strong grasp may lie
To face eternity for aye:
Death doth pursue me all the way.

4 I walk 'mongst angels all the way
They shield me and befriend me;
All Satan's power is held at bay
When heavenly hosts attend me;
They are my sure defense,
All fear and sorrow hence!
Unharmed by foes, do what they may,
I walk 'mongst angels all the way.

5 I walk with Jesus all the way,
His guidance never fails me,
Within His wounds I find a stay,
When Satan's power assails me;
And by His footsteps led,
My path I safely tread.
In spite of ills that threaten may,
I walk with Jesus all the way.

6 My walk is heavenward all the way,
Await, my soul, the morrow,
When thou shalt find release for aye
From all thy sin and sorrow;
All worldly pomp, begone,
To heaven I now press on;
For all the world I would not stay,
My walk is heavenward all the way.

Text Information

• First Line: I walk in danger all the way
• Author: H. A. Brorson (1734)
• Meter: 8, 7, 8, 7, 6, 6, 8, 8.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: First Sunday in Lent; Angels; Watchfulness

Tune Information

• Name: [I walk in danger all the way]
• Meter: 8, 7, 8, 7, 6, 6, 8, 8.
• Key: F Major
• Source: Freylinghausen's Gesangbuch, 1704