I am the good shepherd.
John 10:11
Words: Hugh Stowell, circa 1849.
Music: Goshen (Davis) Marchel Davis, 1847 (🔊 pdf nwc).
Alternate Tune:
If you know where to get a good picture of Davis (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Jesus is our shepherd,
Wiping every tear;
Folded in His bosom,
What have we to fear?
Only let us follow
Whither He doth lead,
To the thirsty desert
Or the dewy mead.
Jesus is our shepherd;
Well we know His voice;
How its gentle whisper
Makes our heart rejoice!
Even when He chideth,
Tender is His tone;
None but He shall guide us;
We are His alone.
Jesus is our shepherd;
For the sheep He bled;
Every lamb is sprinkled
With the blood He shed;
Then on earth He setteth
His own secret sign;
They that have My Spirit,
saith He,
These,are Mine.
Jesus is our shepherd;
Guarded by His arm,
Though the wolves may raven,
None can do us harm;
When we tread death’s valley,
Dark with fearful gloom,
We will fear no evil,
Victors o’er the tomb.