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Text:Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled
Tune:I WILL NEVER JESUS LEAVE
Composer:J. S. Bach, d. 1750

185. Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled

1 Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled
Now Thy little lamb’s brief weeping;
Oh, 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 pain and care,
Lord, Thou wouldst no longer leave it:
To Thy meadows bright and fair
Lovingly Thou dost receive it;
Clothed in robes of spotless white,
Now it dwells with Thee in light.

3 O Lord Jesus, grant that we
There may live where it is living,
And the blissful pastures see
That its heavenly food are giving;
Lost awhile our treasured love,
Gained forever, safe above.

Text Information
First Line: Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled
Meter: 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1898
Topic: Children: Death of
Notes: Now Public Domain. J. W. Meinhold, 1835. Tr. Winkworth.
Tune Information
Name: I WILL NEVER JESUS LEAVE
Composer: J. S. Bach, d. 1750
Meter: 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7.
Key: F Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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