In the hymn above, the singer pleads to the Lord that Jesus walk with him through the many phases and facets of his life. There are good sentiments in it, but I suggest that perhaps it's a bit wrong-footed. Instead of praying that Jesus walk with us, we should be praying that we walk with Jesus.
I remember that when the Savior walked the earth, He did not batter down doors offering to heal the embittered souls who blamed God for their misfortune, nor did He allow those who were spiritually healed to sit on their laurels and do nothing but praise. Instead, He called on men to forsake all to follow Him; He had a blind man wash mud out of his eyes, a centurion beg a Jew for a favor, and he had Jairus to go to the social trouble of putting out the professional mourners. He constantly required people to stretch, to move, to change.
Does this mean that by following the commandments we're buying our salvation with good works, that somehow we are creating or deserving the grace of God? Of course not. But just like a baby being born is, in its own way, working to twist and turn and assist in birth, so we have to turn our souls toward God to fully accept the grace the He would freely give to us, if we would but let Him.
Again you have hit the nail on the head. We need to put ourselves in a position to walk with Jesus by listening to the spirit and following the "suggestions" it gives to us.
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