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My Purchased Files| Text: | The King of Love My Shepherd Is |
| Author: | Henry W. Baker |
| Tune: | ST. COLUMBA |
| Harmonizer: | Charles V. Stanford |
87. The King of Love My Shepherd Is
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| First Line: | The King of love my shepherd is |
| Title: | The King of Love My Shepherd Is |
| Author: | Henry W. Baker (1868, alt.) |
| Meter: | 87.87 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1998 |
| Scripture: | |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | ST. COLUMBA |
| Harmonizer: | Charles V. Stanford (1906) |
| Meter: | 87.87 |
| Key: | D Major |
| Source: | Harm. The English Hymnal, 1906; Traditional Irish melody |
Text Information:
This paraphrase of Psalm 23 differs from others in that the psalm is interpreted through the Christian experience - Christ is the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep through death on the cross, and the table becomes the communion table
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