Van Morrison - See Me Through Part II (Just A Closer Walk With Thee) Lyrics

A greatly underrated effort.

Tell it man! testify my friend tell them all about the truth.

Just a closer walk with Thee
Grant it Jesus if you please
I'll be satisfied as long, as I walk, dear Lord, close to Thee 
I am weak but Thou art strong
Jesus keep me from all wrong
I'll be satisfied as long, as I walk, dear Lord, close to Thee 

See me through days of wine and roses
By and by when the morning comes
Jazz and blues and folk, poetry and jazz
Voice and music, music and no music
Silence and then voice
Music and writing, words
Memories, memories way back
Take me way back, Hyndford Street and Hank Williams
Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet on Sunday afternoons in winter
Sidney Bechet, Sunday afternoons in winter
And the tuning in of stations in Europe on the wireless
Before, yes before it was the way it was
More silence, more breathing together
Not rushing, being
Before rock `n' roll, before television
Previous, previous, previous
See me through, just a closer walk with Thee 
Just a closer walk with Thee
Grant it Jesus if you please
I'll be satisfied as long, as I walk, dear Lord, close to Thee 
I am weak but Thou art strong
Jesus keep me from all wrong
I'll be satisfied as long, as I walk, dear Lord, close to Thee
Songwriter: van Morrison

Just a closer walk with Thee
Grant it Jesus if you please
I'll be satisfied as long, as I walk, dear Lord, close to Thee

I am weak but Thou art strong
Jesus keep me from all wrong
I'll be satisfied as long, as I walk, dear Lord, close to Thee

See me through days of wine and roses
By and by when the morning comes
Jazz and blues and folk, poetry and jazz
Voice and music, music and no music
Silence and then voice
Music and writing, words
Memories, memories way back
Take me way back, Hyndford Street and Hank Williams
Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet on Sunday afternoons in winter
Sidney Bechet, Sunday afternoons in winter
And the tuning in of stations in Europe on the wireless
Before, yes before it was the way it was
More silence, more breathing together
Not rushing, being
Before rock `n' roll, before television
Previous, previous, previous
See me through, just a closer walk with Thee

Just a closer walk with Thee
Grant it Jesus if you please
I'll be satisfied as long, as I walk, dear Lord, close to Thee

I am weak but Thou art strong
Jesus keep me from all wrong
I'll be satisfied as long, as I walk, dear Lord, close to Thee.

Best performance ive heard,thanks a bunch

Music and no music........

Love the song, it's on the soundtrack for music to be played at my funeral along with some Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash.

i love your choice..i hope you still living though...:0

Good call. I'll add Levon Helm ("When I Go Away") and Warren Zevon ("My Ride's Here").

Thanks mate from Me AND nz

VAN MORRISON IS MY LOV

Amazing how he times the improvised spoken part just right, so it wraps up just in time for the next verse to start.

as you do..

soon after hearing this I played this to some Paraguayan menonites at a church meeting in the middle of the Chaco

fine...beautiful...my love

This song is best...best for ever...Van Morrson is fantastik...

Great to listen to this!!!! I have don it at least hundred times!!! Thank you!!!!

Resemble The O'Neal Twins - great gospel music. Than You Ivan!

thanks for posting 'Hymns to the Silence'!

An anthem for we who long for a simpler time; we who hate technology but hypocritically embrace this Youtube; we who like the song "Old Hippie" by the Belamy Brothers. I listen to this when I need reassurance I'm not the only Luddite, that I'm in the good company of Van Morrison, at least.. Thanks so much for the post.