The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15457

15457. The Good Shepherd

1 Jesus, like a shepherd tender,
Feeds His flock and gives them rest;
Praises to His name we render,
By whose grace our souls are blest.

Refrain:
Blessed Jesus, like a shepherd,
Guide and keep us in the way;
Fit us for Thy happy kingdom
In the glorious realms of day.

2 Feeble as we are, He careth
For our wants from day to day;
Each His love and pity shareth
While He guides us in the way. [Refrain]

3 Holy Jesus, still direct us,
While Thy lambs on earth are found;
Let Thy mighty power protect us
As we pass where snares abound. [Refrain]

4 Keep us, save us, may we never
Turn from Thee, or grieve Thy love;
Feed us, lift us up forever
To Thy glorious fold above. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, like a shepherd tender
• Title: The Good Shepherd
• Author: Anonymous
• Refrain First Line: Blessed Jesus, like a shepherd
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Language: English
• Source: Little Sacred Songs for Little Singers by James R. Murray (Cincinnati: John Church: 1892)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ETOBICOKE
• Composer: Edward J. Archer (1892)
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain