THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
9,6,6,6,4
|I will feed My sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, with the Lord God.| -- Ezek.24:15.
|Ja fuehrwahr! uns fuehrt mit sanften Hand
Ein Hirt durch Pilger-land.|
Krummacher.
transl., Jane Borthwick, 1854
Yes! our Shepherd leads with gentle hand,
Through the dark pilgrim-land,
His flock, so dearly bought,
So long and fondly sought.
Hallelujah!
When in clouds and mist the weak ones stray,
He shows again the way,
And points to them afar
A bright and guiding star.
Hallelujah!
Tenderly He watches from on high
With an unwearied eye;
He comforts and sustains,
In all their fears and pains,
Hallelujah!
Through the parch'd, dreary desert He will guide
To the green fountain-side,
Through the dark, stormy night,
To a calm land of light.
Hallelujah!
Yes! His |little flock| are ne'er forgot;
His mercy changes not:
Our home is safe above,
Within His arms oflove.
Hallelujah!