International Song Service ‎#228

228. I was a wand'ring sheep

1 I was a wand'ring sheep,
I did not love the fold;
I did not love my Shepherd's voice,
I would not be controlled;
I was a wayward child,
I did not love my home,
I did not love my Shepherd's voice,
I loved afar to roam.

2 The Shepherd sought His sheep,
The Father sought His child:
They follow me o'er vale and hill,
O'er deserts waste and wild:
They found me nigh to death,
Famished, and faint, and lone;
They bound me with the bands of love,
They saved the wandering one.

3 Jesus my Shepherd is,
'Twas He that loved my soul,
'Twas He that washed me in His blood,
'Twas He that made me whole:
'Twas He that sought the lost.
That found the wandering sheep,
'Twas He that brought me to the fold,
'Tis He that still doth keep.

Text Information

• First Line: I was a wand'ring sheep
• Author: Bonar
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1895

Tune Information

• Name: LEBANON
• Composer: J. Zundel
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: F Major or modal