Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#459

459. Thou Shepherd of Israel, and mine

1 Thou Shepherd of Israel, and mine,
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 bosom reclined,
And screened from the heat of the day.

2 Ah! show me that happiest place,
The place of Thy people's abode,
Where saints in an ecstasy gaze,
And hang on their crucified Lord;
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;
Concealed in the cleft of Thy side,
Eternally held in Thy heart.

Text Information

• First Line: Thou Shepherd of Israel, and mine
• Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Christ: Our Shepherd; Believers (See also Christian Saints): Joy of; Communion: With Christ; The Christian Life: Aspiration and Prayer; Shepherd, the Good; Lamb: Jesus, the

Tune Information

• Name: ARABIA
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.8.8
• Key: C Major
• Source: White's Sacred Melodies, 1820