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XCII. 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 reclin'd,
Are screen'd from the heat of the day.

2 Ah! shew me that happiest place,
That place of thy people's abode,
Where saints in an extacy gaze,
And hang on a crucify'd 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 thy heart.

Text Information

• First Line: Thou Shepherd of Israel, and mine
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Topic: Petition
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Tune: SHEPHERD OF ISRAEL

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