Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#149

149. Savior, Like a Shepherd, Lead Us

1. Savior, like a shepherd lead us,
Much we need thy tender care;
In thy pleasant pastures feed us,
For our use yhy folds prepare.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Thou hast bought us, thine we are;
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
Thou hast bought us, thine we are.

2. We are thine; do thou befriend us,
Be the Guardian of our way;
Keep thy flock, from sin defend us,
Seek us when we go astray.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Hear your children when they pray;
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Hear your children when they pray.

3. Thou hast promised to receive us,
Poor and sinful though we be;
Thou hast mercy to relieve us,
Grace to cleanse, and pow'r to free.
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
Let us early turn to thee;
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
Let us early turn to thee.

4. Early let us seek Thy favor;
Early let us do Thy will;
Blessed Lord and only Savior,
With Thy love our beings fill.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Thou hast lov'd us, love us still;
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Thou hast lov'd us, love us still.

Text Information

• First Line: Savior, like a shepherd, lead us
• Title: Savior, Like a Shepherd, Lead Us
• Author: Henry F. Lyte (1832)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  John 10:4
  ;
  Psalm 23
• Topic: Resurrection: [Good Shepherd Sunday]
• Notes: Text by Anglican poet-priest Henry F. Lyte, from Dorothy Thrupp’s Hymns for the Young (1832), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: SHEPHERD
• Composer: William Bradbury (1859)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
• Incipit: 33323 45153
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Tune SHEPHERD by American composer-compiler William B. Bradbury, from Oriola (1859).