Scripture Verse

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. John 10:27

Introduction

Words: Hen­ri­et­te L. von Hayn, in the Brü­der Ge­sang­buch, 1778 (Weil ich Je­su Schäf­lein bin). Trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by Fred­er­ick W. Fos­ter in the Mo­ra­vi­an Hymn Book (Lon­don: 1789).

Music: Herrn­hut Herrn­hut­ter Cho­ral­buch, 1735 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of von Hayn or Fos­ter (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Jesus makes my heart re­joice,
I’m His sheep, and know His voice;
He’s a shep­herd, kind and gra­cious,
And His pas­tures are de­li­cious;
Constant love to me He shows,
Yea, my ve­ry name He knows.

Trusting His mild staff al­ways,
I go in and out in peace;
He will feed me with trea­sure
Of His grace in rich­est mea­sure;
When athirst to Him I cry,
Living wa­ter He’ll sup­ply.

Should not I for glad­ness leap,
Led by Je­sus as His sheep?
For when these blest days are ov­er,
To the arms of my dear Sav­ior
I shall be con­veyed to rest:
Amen, yea, my lot is blest.