The Good Shepherd

Good Shepherd, Thou who gavest
Thy life upon the Cross,
A sacrifice to save us
From sin's eternal loss,
Grant us in dear remembrance
Thy wondrous gift to keep,
Bought by Thy blood and numbered,
Saviour, among Thy sheep.

Sure stands our steadfast comfort,
For Thou our Shepherd art;
With this bright faith no sorrow
Can overwhelm the heart;
Thou leadest forth Thy people
Where living waters flow;
With fruits celestial feedest
On Calvary's Tree that grow.

What though the wolf would drive us
Far from this blissful ground?
The Lord with arm of glory
Doth compass us around;
And over stream and mountain,
Whene'er self-willed we roam,
The Shepherd on His shoulders
Rejoicing bears us home.

One day in God's new heavens,
Jerusalem above,
Their Guide the sheep will follow,
Drawn on with cords of love,
Through life's immortal pastures,
Through raptures all untold,
One flock for everlasting,
One Shepherd, and one fold.