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Text:Great Shepherd of Thy Chosen Flock
Author:John Newton
Tune:MAINZER
Composer:Joseph Mainzer
Media:MIDI file

2052. Great Shepherd of Thy Chosen Flock

1. Great Shepherd of Thy chosen flock,
Thy people’s Shield, their shadowing Rock,
Once more we meet to hear Thy voice,
Once more before Thee to rejoice.

2. Now may Thy Spirit, by the Word,
Refresh each wearied heart, O Lord,
Wearied of earth’s vain strife and woe,
And longing more Thyself to know.

3. Thine is the heart our griefs to feel,
And Thine the love each wound to heal;
Home Thou art gone for us to care,
Returning soon to take us there.

Text Information
First Line: Great Shepherd of Thy chosen flock
Title: Great Shepherd of Thy Chosen Flock
Author: John Newton (1779)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: MAINZER
Composer: Joseph Mainzer (ca. 1845)
Meter: LM
Incipit: 55517 66564 53176
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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