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who wrote the song just a closer walk with thee
In 1940 Kenneth Morris arranged and published for the first time the well-known version of A Closer Walk With Thee.
what does the song a closer walk with thee allude to
The title and lyrics of the song allude to the Biblical passage from 2 Corinthians 5:7 which states, We walk by faith, not by sight and James 4:8.

Question: what was the first recording
Self-contained rewrite: what was the first recording of A Closer Walk With Thee“