Laudes Domini ‎#127

127. My Shepherd will supply my need

1 My Shepherd will supply my need,
Jehovah is his name;
In pastures fresh he makes me feed,
Beside the living stream.
He brings my wandering spirit back,
When I forsake his ways;
And leads me, for his mercy's sake,
In paths of truth and grace.

2 When I walk through the shades of death,
Thy presence is my stay;
A word of thy supporting breath,
Drives all my fears away.
Thy hand, in sight of all my foes,
Doth still my table spread;
My cup with blessings overflows,
Thine oil anoints my head.

3 The sure provisions of my God
Attend me all my days;
Oh, may thy house be mine abode,
And all my works be praise:
There would I find a settled rest,
While others go and come,
NO more a stranger, or a guest,
But like a child at home.

Text Information

• First Line: My Shepherd will supply my need
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Attributes; Dependence: On Providence; God: Attributes; Love: For God
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: NOEL
• Composer: A. S. Sullivan
• Meter: C. M. D.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Notes: Now Public Domain.