Jesus Thy Wandering Sheep Behold
Verse 1
Jesus, thy wandering sheep behold! See, Lord, with tenderest pity see The sheep that cannot find the fold, Till sought and gathered in by thee.
Verse 2
Lost are they now, and scattered wide, In pain, and weariness, and want; With no kind shepherd near to guide The sick, and spiritless, and faint.
Verse 3
Thou, only thou, the kind and good And sheep-redeeming Shepherd art: Collect thy flock, and give them food, And pastors after thine own heart.
Verse 4
Give the pure word of general grace, And great shall be the preachers’ crowd; Preachers, who all the sinful race Point to the all-atoning blood.
Verse 5
Open their mouth, and utterance give; Give them a trumpet voice, to call On all the world to turn and live, Through faith in him who died for all.
Verse 6
Thy only glory let them seek; O let their hearts with love o’erflow! Let them believe, and therefore speak, And spread thy mercy’s praise below.
Verse 7
Mercy for all be all their song, Mercy which every soul may claim, Mercy which doth to all belong, Mercy for all in Jesu’s name.