Thou My Everlasting Portion

176 Thou My Everlasting Portion

1 Thou my everlasting portion,
   More than friend or life to me,
   All along my pilgrim journey,
   Savior, let me walk with Thee.

2 Not for ease or worldly pleasure,
   Nor for fame my prayer shall be;
   Gladly will I toil and suffer,
   Only let me walk with thee.

3 Lead me thro' the vale of shadows,
   Bear me o'er life's fitful sea:
   Then the gate of life eternal
   May I enter, Lord, with thee.
                         Fanny Crosby
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1964 edition

<idle musing>
Some add a refrain:

Close to thee, close to thee,
Close to thee, close to thee;
All along my pilgrim journey,
Savior, let me walk with thee.

</idle musing>