Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs ‎#CCXLII

CCXLII. Shepherd

1 The Lord my pasture shall prepare,
And feed me with a shepherd's care;
His presence shall my wants supply,
And guard me with a watchful eye;
My noon day walks he shall attend,
And all my midnight hours defend.

2 When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant,
To fertile vales, and dewy meads,
My weary, wand'ring steps he leads
Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow,
Amid the verdant landscape flow.

3 Tho' in the paths of death I tread,
With gloomy horrors overspread,
My stedfast heart shall fear no ill,
For thou, O Lord, art with me still;
Thy friendly crook shall give me aid,
And guide me thro' the dreadful shade.

3 Tho' in a bare and rugged way,
Thro' devious lonely wilds I stray,
Thy bounty shall my pains beguile;
The barren wilderness shall smile,
With sudden greens and herbage crown'd,
And streams shall murmur all around.

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord my pasture shall prepare
• Title: Shepherd
• Author: Addison
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Psalm 23
  ;
  John 10:11
  ;
  Isaiah 40:11
• Topic: Attributes, Characters, Names, and Offices of Christ, from the New Testament

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