Hymnal: Christian Psalms and Hymns
Date: 1839
Compiler: Walter Scott and Silas Leonard
Publisher/Printer: A S Tilden
First Line: Like sheep we went astray
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Hymn Number: 328
Page Number: 160, 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 wanderings laid,
And did at once his vengeance pour
Upon the Shepherd's head.
How glorious was the grace,
When Christ sustained the stroke!
His life and blood the Shepherd pays,
A ransom for the flock.
But God hath raised his head
O'er all the sons of men,
And made him see a numerous 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."