The Song Book of the Salvation Army ‎#388

388. There was a Saviour came seeking his sheep

1 There was a Saviour came seeking his sheep,
He is mine!
Fording the torrent so rushing and deep,
He is mine!
I was the sheep that had wandered away,
He is mine!
Me on his shoulder he gently did lay,
He is mine!

Refrain:
He is mine! He is mine!
Loving me, seeking me,
Finding me, keeping me,
He is mine!

2 Steep was the mountain and dark was the night,
He is mine!
He came a-seeking, he pitied my plight,
He is mine!
I could not hope for a happy return,
He is mine!
But over me his kind Spirit did yearn,
He is mine!

3 Great was the gladness when he brought me home,
He is mine!
Never a murmur and never a frown,
He is mine!
Showered upon me his pardoning love,
He is mine!
Told my homecoming to Heaven above,
He is mine!

4 Say, do you wonder why always I sing,
He is mine?
Call him my Saviour, my glorious King,
He is mine?
Would you not like to be able to say
He is mine?
O he is waiting to be this today,
Yours and mine!

Text Information

• First Line: There was a Saviour came seeking his sheep
• Author: Edward Henry Joy (1871-1949)
• Refrain First Line: He is mine! He is mine
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: The gospel: Witness

Tune Information

(No tune information)