CPWI Hymnal ‎#489

489. Shepherd Divine, our wants relieve

1 Shepherd Divine, our wants relieve
in this our evil day;
to all thy tempted followers give
the power to watch and pray.

2 Long as our fiery trials last,
long as the cross we bear,
O let our souls on thee be cast
in never-ceasing prayer.

3 The Spirit of interceding grace
give us in faith to claim;
to wrestle till we see thy face,
and know thy hidden name.

4 Till thou thy perfect love impart,
till thou thyself bestow,
be this the cry of every heart:
'I will not let thee go.'

5 I will not let thee go, unless
thou tell thy name to me;
with all thy great Salvation bless,
and make me all like thee.

6 Then let me on the mountain-top
behold thine open face;
where faith in sight is swallowed up,
and prayer in endless praise.

Text Information

• First Line: Shepherd Divine, our wants relieve
• Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 (1749)
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Scripture:
  Genesis 32:24-27
• Topic: General Hymns: Prayer and Penitence

Tune Information

• Name: ST ETHELDREDA
• Composer: Thomas Turton, 1780-1864
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: F Major