Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book
Date: 1882
Compiler: Fillmore Brothers
Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers
First Line: Jesus thou Shepherd of the sheep
Topic: Christ/Shepherd
Writer: W Collver
Composer: Lowell Mason
Meter: LM
Tune: Hebron
Hymn Number: 142
Page Number: 052, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsJESUS, thou Shepherd of the sheep,
Thy little flock in safety keep;
These lambs within thine arms now take,
Nor let them e'er thy fold forsake.
Secure them from the scorching beam,
And lead them to the living stream;
In verdant pastures let them lie,
And watch them with a shepherd's eye.
O teach them to discern thy voice,
And in it sacred sound rejoice;
From strangers may they ever flee,
And know no other guide but thee.
Lord, bring thy sheep that wander, yet,
And let their number be complete;
Then let the flock from earth remove,
And reach the heavenly fold above.