Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#377

377. Thou Shepherd of Israel divine

1 Thou Shepherd of Israel divine,
The joy and desire of my heart,
For closer communion I pine,
I long to reside where thou art:
The pasture I languish to find,
Where all, who their Shepherd obey,
Are fed, on thy boson reclin'd,
And screen'd from the heat of the day.

2 Ah! show me that happiest place,
That place of thy people's abode,
Where saints in an ecstasy gaze,
And hang on a crucified God:
Thy love for a sinner declare,
Thy passion and death on the tree;
My spirit to Calvary bear,
To suffer and triumph with thee.

3 'Tis there with the lambs of thy flock,
There only I covet to rest,
To lie at the foot of the Rock,
Or rise to be hid in thy breast;
'Tis there I would always abide,
And never a moment depart;
Conceal'd in the cleft of thy side,
Eternally held in thine heart.

Text Information

• First Line: Thou Shepherd of Israel divine
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Scripture:
  Psalm 23
• Topic: Christian experience: Communion with Christ, and love to him; For closer Communion with God

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