The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#498

498. 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 reclined,
And screened from the heat of the day.

2 '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,
Concealed in the cleft of thy side,
Eternally held in thy heart.

Text Information

• First Line: Thou Shepherd of Israel, and mine
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Hymns for Social Worship

Tune Information

• Name: SHINING SHORE
• Composer: Geo. F. Root
• Meter: 8s & 7s, P
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Alternate tune: #505, Contrast