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552b. Loving Shepherd of Thy sheep

1 Loving Shepherd of Thy sheep,
Keep Thy lamb, in safety keep;
Nothing can Thy power withstand;
None can pluck me from Thy hand.

2 Loving Saviour, Thou didst give
Thine own life that we might live;
And the hands outstretched to bless
Bear the cruel nails' impress.

3 We would praise Thee every day,
Gladly all Thy will obey,
Like Thy blessed ones above
Happy in Thy precious love.

4 Loving Shepherd, ever near,
Teach Thy lambs Thy voice to hear;
Suffer not our steps to stray
From the strait and narrow way.

5 Where Thou leadest we would go,
Walking in Thy steps below,
Till before our Father's throne
We shall know as we are known.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Loving Shepherd of Thy sheep
Title: Loving Shepherd of Thy sheep
Author: Jane E. Leeson (1842)
Meter: 7 S.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1894
Topic: For Children
Notes: Now Public Domain. Tune name in index: DOEHLER
Tune Information
Name: [Loving Shepherd of Thy sheep
Composer: Doehler
Arranger: Wm. Dressler
Meter: 7 S.
Key: Bâ™­ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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