1 When the Shepherd went seeking
The wandering sheep,
He was seeking for you;
He was seeking for me.
When He prayed that the Father
Might shelter and keep,
He was praying for you;
He was praying for me.
Refrain:
For you, for me,
He labored and suffered
And died on the tree;
For you, for me,
For you and for me,
For you and for me.
2 When He drank of the cup that
He dreaded to drink,
He was thinking of you;
He was thinking of me.
When the grave lay before and
He stepped from the brink,
He was dying for you;
He was dying for me. [Refrain]
3 When He prayed, O forgive, they
Know not what they do,
He was praying for you;
He was praying for me.
And He now intercedes with
The Father for you,
Interceding for you,
Interceding for me. [Refrain]
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16363
Rv William Clark Martin USA 1864-1914. Born at Hightstown, NJ, he graduated from the Peddie Institute in Hightstown in 1884, and in 1891 from the Crozer Theological Seminary, Upland, PA. He became minister of the Grace Baptist Church, Camden, NJ,(1891-1894); Noank Baptist Church, Noank, CT (1894-1900); Tabernacle Baptist Church, New Albany, IN (1902-1904); First Baptist Church, Seymour, IN (1902-1904); First Baptist Church, Bluffton, IN (1904-1909); Grace Baptist Church, Somerville, MA (1909-1912); and First Baptist Church, Fort Myers, FL (1912-1914). In 1891 he married Euretta (Etta) May Wilcox, and they had at least three children (no names found). He penned many hymn lyrics. He died of heart failure at his farm in Rialto, FL.… Go to person page >
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