- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
- Comments
- Traditional gospel song dating back to southern African-American churches of the nineteenth century, possibly even prior to the Civil War. Songs with similar chorus lyrics were published in the 1800s, including "Closer Walk with Thee" with lyrics by Martha J. Lankton (a pseudonym for Fanny Crosby) and music by William Kirkpatrick, which was published in 1885.
- Licensing
- Request a synchronization license
Adaptations
An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.
-
Just a Closer Walk with Thee written by [Traditional] English
- Vie terveiset Ollille written by Reino Helismaa Finnish 1963
- Tina-Lou written by Günter Loose, Robert M. Jordan German August 1961
- Blízko je cieľ written by Peter Petiška Slovak 1976
-
Hälsa Mikael från mej
written by Peter Himmelstrand
Swedish
August 1962
- Ser du Jan så hils fra meg written by Juul Hansen Norwegian
- Hälsa till Marie från mej written by Peter Himmelstrand Swedish 1975
- Du är alltid nära mig written by Monica Forsberg Swedish 2000
- Tag mig närmare till dig written by [Traditional] Swedish