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Author: William Meinhold, d. 1851; Miss Winkworth Hymnal: Church Book #560 (1890) Meter: 7.8.7 Lyrics: 1 Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled
Now Thy little lamb's brief weeping;
Ah how peaceful, pale, and mild,
In its narrow bed 'tis sleeping!
And no sigh of anguish sore
Heaves that little bosom more.
2 In this world of sin and pain,
Lord, Thou wouldst no longer leave it;:
To the sunny heavenly plain
Dost Thou now with joy receive it.
Clothed in robes of spotless white,
Now it dwells with Thee in light.
3 Ah, Lord Jesus, grant that we
Where it lives may soon be living,
And the lovely pastures see
That its heavenly food are giving;
Then the gain of death we'll prove,
Though Thou take what most we love. Topics: Death and Eternity Burial; Twenty Seventh Sunday after Trinity Languages: English Tune Title: JESUS, MEINE ZUVERSICHT
Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled