A Pocket Hymn Book ‎#CXC

CXC. Jesu, great Shepherd of the sheep

1 Jesu, great Shepherd of the sheep,
To thee for help we fly:
Thy little flock in safety keep!
For O the wolf is nigh!

2 He comes, of hellish malice full,
To scatter, tear, and slay:
He seizes ev'ry straggling soul,
As his own lawful prey.

3 Us into thy protection take,
And gather with thy arm!
Unless the fold we first forsake,
The wolf can never harm.

4 We laugh to scorn his cruel pow'r,
While by our shepherd's side;
The sheep he never can devour,
Unless he first divide.

5 O do not suffer him to part
The souls that here agree!
But make us of one mind and heart,
And keep us one in thee!

6 Together let us sweetly live!
Together let us die!
And each a starry crown receive,
And reign above the sky.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesu, great Shepherd of the sheep
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791
• Topic: For Persons joined in Fellowship

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