The New Christian Hymnal ‎#222

222. I Was a Wandering 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 Father's voice,
I loved afar to roam.

2. The Shepherd sought His sheep,
The Father sought His child;
He followed me o'er vale and hill,
O'er deserts waste and wild:
He found me nigh to death,
Famished, and faint, and lone,
He bound me with the bands of love,
He saved the wand'ring 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 wand'ring sheep,
'Twas He that brought me to the fold,
'Tis He that still doth keep.

4. I was a wand'ring sheep,
I would not be controlled,
But now I love my Shepherd's voice,
I love, I love the fold:
I was a wayward child,
I once preferred to roam;
But now I love my Father's voice,
I love, I love His home!

Text Information

• First Line: I was a wandering sheep
• Title: I Was a Wandering Sheep
• Author: Horatius Bonar
• Meter: 6 6 8 6 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1929
• Topic: The Christian Life: r

Tune Information

• Name: [I was a wand'ring sheep]
• Composer: John Zundel
• Meter: 6 6 8 6 D
• Key: F Major