Just a closer walk with Thee
Hanya dekat berjalan dengan-Mu

Grant it Jesus if you please
Berikanlah, Yesus, jika Kau berkenan

I'll be satisfied as long, as I walk, dear Lord, close to Thee
Aku akan puas selama aku berjalan, Ya Tuhan, dekat dengan-Mu

I am weak but Thou art strong
Aku lemah tapi Engkau kuat

Jesus keep me from all wrong
Yesus, jauhkan aku dari semua kesalahan

I'll be satisfied as long, as I walk, dear Lord, close to Thee
Aku akan puas selama aku berjalan, Ya Tuhan, dekat dengan-Mu

See me through days of wine and roses
Bawa aku melewati hari-hari penuh anggur dan mawar

By and by when the morning comes
Nanti ketika pagi tiba

Jazz and blues and folk, poetry and jazz
Jazz dan blues serta folk, puisi dan jazz

Voice and music, music and no music
Suara dan musik, musik dan tanpa musik

Silence and then voice
Kesunyian dan kemudian suara

Music and writing, words
Musik dan menulis, kata-kata

Memories, memories way back
Kenangan, kenangan yang jauh ke belakang

Take me way back, Hyndford Street and Hank Williams
Bawa aku kembali, Jalan Hyndford dan Hank Williams

Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet on Sunday afternoons in winter
Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet di sore hari Minggu saat musim dingin

Sidney Bechet, Sunday afternoons in winter
Sidney Bechet, sore hari Minggu di musim dingin

And the tuning in of stations in Europe on the wireless
Dan menyetel stasiun di Eropa lewat radio

Before, yes before it was the way it was
Sebelum, ya sebelum semuanya seperti ini

More silence, more breathing together
Lebih banyak kesunyian, lebih banyak bernapas bersama

Not rushing, being
Tidak terburu-buru, hanya ada

Before rock `n' roll, before television
Sebelum rock `n' roll, sebelum televisi

Previous, previous, previous
Sebelumnya, sebelumnya, sebelumnya

See me through, just a closer walk with Thee
Bawa aku melewati, hanya dekat berjalan dengan-Mu

Just a closer walk with Thee
Hanya dekat berjalan dengan-Mu

Grant it Jesus if you please
Berikanlah, Yesus, jika Kau berkenan

I'll be satisfied as long, as I walk, dear Lord, close to Thee
Aku akan puas selama aku berjalan, Ya Tuhan, dekat dengan-Mu

I am weak but Thou art strong
Aku lemah tapi Engkau kuat

Jesus keep me from all wrong
Yesus, jauhkan aku dari semua kesalahan

I'll be satisfied as long, as I walk, dear Lord, close to Thee.
Aku akan puas selama aku berjalan, Ya Tuhan, dekat dengan-Mu.