Hymnal: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Date: 1843
Compiler: A Campbell/ W Scott/ B W Stone/ J T Johnson
Publisher/Printer: A Campbell
First Line: Like sheep we went astray
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Meter: SM
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Hymn Number: Hymn 174 (part II)
Page Number: 145 (part II), click to see hymnal pages
LyicsLIKE sheep we went astray,
And broke the fold of God;
Each wandering in a different way,
But all the downward road.
How dreadful was the hour,
When God our wand'rings laid,
And did at once his vengeance pour
Upon the Shepherd's head.
How glorious was the grace,
When Christ sustain'd the stroke!
His life and blood the Shepherd pays,
A ransom for the flock.
But God hath rais'd his head
O'er all the sons of men,
and made him see a num'rous seed,
To recompense his pain.
"I'll give him," saith the Lord,
"A portion with the strong:
He shall possess a large reward,
And hold his honors long."