The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#760

760. Jesus, great Shepherd of the sheep

1 Jesus, 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 every straying soul
As his own lawful prey.

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

4 We laugh to scorn his cruel power
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: Jesus, great Shepherd of the sheep
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Guidance and Protection

Tune Information

• Name: COMMUNION
• Composer: Stephen Jenks
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #201, 114, 204.