Scripture Verse

He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. Isaiah 40:11

Introduction

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Bentley D. Ackley (1872–1958)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by (1820–1915). Ap­peared in Life and Ser­vice Hymns, com­piled by R. E. Ma­gill (Rich­mond, Vir­gin­ia: Pres­by­ter­ian Com­mit­tee of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1917), num­ber 117.

Music: Bent­ley D. Ack­ley, 1917 (🔊pdf nwc).

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Lyrics

Dear Sav­ior, Thou shep­herd that lead­eth Thy flock,
Beside the still wa­ters that burst from the rock,
Over hearts look­ing up­ward are pray­ing to Thee,
That ga­thered and safe in Thy fold we may be.

Refrain

Gathered and safe in its shel­ter so warm,
Gathered and safe from the tem­pest and storm,
Our hearts look­ing up­ward are pray­ing to Thee,
That ga­thered and safe in Thy fold we may be.

We know Thou hast pro­mised to care for Thy sheep;
The lambs on Thy bo­som we know Thou wilt keep.
And now our pe­ti­tion we of­fer to Thee,
That ga­thered and safe in Thy fold we may be.

Refrain

Dear Sav­ior and Shep­herd, how love­ly Thy fold;
How green are its pas­tures, how fair to be­hold;
Again our pe­ti­tion we of­fer to Thee,
That ga­thered and safe in Thy fold we may be.

Refrain

Thou wilt not in dan­ger be far from Thine own,
Nor leave them when tempt­ed to strug­gle alone;
O grant the pe­ti­tion we of­fer to Thee,
That ga­thered and safe in Thy fold we may be.

Refrain

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