Main message: Be the faithful servant of God to help oneself and others.

Bible references:

• V1. "walk with Thee" (Genesis 5:24)(Psalm 25:4-5, 12)

"thy secret" (Psalm 25:14)

• V2. "guide them in the homeward way" (Psalm 43:3)

• V3. "triumphs over wrong" (Colossians 2:15)

Keywords: Master, walk with Thee, service, secret, bear, toil, care, help, heart, move, word of love, teach, stay, guide, way, patience, closer, dearer, sweet and strong, trust, triumph over wrong, hope, ray, peace, live

Interpretation notes:

• Repeated notes appear in m. 1 and m. 2–3. 

• Melodic leaps occur in m. 6, m. 9–10, and m. 13–14. 

• Descending melody occurs in m. 7–8, 11–12, and m. 14–16. 

• The phrasings of the last two systems of verse 1 and verse 4 differ from verse 2 and 3.