Scripture Verse

He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom. Isaiah 40:11

Introduction

Words: Car­rie E. Breck, 1898. Ap­peared in the Gos­pel Her­ald in Song, ed­it­ed by Willi­am S. Nic­kle, George J. Mey­er & Ow­en F. Pugh (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Mey­er & Bro­ther, 1899), num­ber 111.

Music: T. E. Nye (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Nye’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Carrie E. Breck (1855–1934)

Lyrics

illustration
Christ the Shepherd
Bernhard Plockhorst (1825–1907)
Wikimedia Commons

I’m glad that I have a Good Shep­herd,
So pa­tient as Je­sus can be;
I know that He loves lit­tle child­ren,
And so I am sure He loves me.

Refrain

’Tis Je­sus, my shep­herd, who loves me;
He calls me His own lit­tle lamb;
I know that He al­ways will bless me,
And I’ll love Him wher­ev­er I am.

I’m glad that I have a Good Shep­herd,
Who helps me His word to obey;
He walks at my side, and He leads me,
For fear I should wan­der away.

Refrain

I’m glad that I have a Good Shep­herd,
To keep me from trou­ble and wrong;
Who some­time will take me to Hea­ven,
That beau­ti­ful coun­try of song.

Refrain