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Text:Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
Author (attributed to):Dorothy A. Thrupp
Tune:BRADBURY
Composer:William B. Bradbury

688. Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us

1 Savior, like a shepherd lead us,
Much we need Thy tender care;
In Thy pleasant pastures feed us,
For our use Thy folds prepare:
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Thou hast bought us, Thine we are;
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Thou hast bought us, Thine we are.

2 We are Thine, do Thou befriend us,
Be the Guardian of our way;
Keep Thy flock, from sin defend us,
Seek us when we go astray:
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Hear, O hear us when we pray;
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Hear, O hear us when we pray.

3 Thou hast promised to receive us,
Poor and sinful tho' we be;
Thou hast mercy to relieve us,
Grace to cleanse and pow'r to free:
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Early let us turn to Thee;
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Early let us turn to Thee.

4 Early let us seek Thy favor,
Early let us do Thy will;
Blessed Lord and only Savior,
With Thy love our beings fill:
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Thou hast loved us, love us still;
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Thou hast loved us, love us still.

Text Information
First Line: Savior, like a shepherd lead us
Title: Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
Author (attributed to): Dorothy A. Thrupp
Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Topic: Children's Hymns; Walking with God: Guidance and Care
Source: Hymns for the Young, 1836
Tune Information
Name: BRADBURY
Composer: William B. Bradbury
Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
Key: D Major



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