Church Book ‎#531

531. Seeing I am Jesus' lamb

1 Seeing I am Jesus' lamb,
Ever glad at heart I am
O'er my Shepherd kind and good,
Who provides me daily food,
And His lamb by name doth call,
For He knows and loves us all.

2 Guided by His gentle staff
Where the sunny pastures laugh,
I go in and out and feed,
Lacking nothing that I need.
When I thirst, my feet He brings
To the fresh and living springs.

3 Shall I not rejoice for this?
He is mine, and I am His:
And when these bright days are past,
Safely in His arms at last.
He will bear me home to heaven;
Ah, what joy hath Jesus given!

Text Information

• First Line: Seeing I am Jesus' lamb
• German Title: Weil ich Jesu Schäflein bin
• Translator: Miss Winkworth (1858, a. )
• Author: Henrietta Lousia von Hayn (1778)
• Meter: 7s.
• Language: English; Latin
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Children
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: WEIL ICH JESU SCHÄFLEIN BIN
• Meter: 7s.
• Key: C Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: Har. by J. M.