Scripture Verse

The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1

Introduction

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Isaac Watts (1674–1748)

Words: Is­aac Watts, The Psalms of Da­vid 1719.

Music: Dia­de­ma­ta George J. El­vey, Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern 1868 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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George J. Elvey (1816–1893)
National Portrait Gallery

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Lyrics

The Lord my shep­herd is,
I shall be well sup­plied;
Since He is mine and I am His,
What can I want be­side?

He leads me to the place
Where heav’nly pas­ture grows,
Where liv­ing wa­ters gent­ly pass,
And full sal­va­tion flows.

If e’er I go as­tray,
He doth my soul re­claim;
And guides me in His own right way,
For His most ho­ly name.

While He af­fords His aid
I can­not yield to fear;
Though I should walk
Through death’s dark shade,
My shep­herd’s with me there.

In sight of all my foes,
Thou dost my ta­ble spread;
My cup with bless­ing ov­er­flows,
And joy ex­alts my head.

The boun­ties of Thy love
Shall crown my fol­low­ing days;
Nor from Thy house will I re­move,
Nor cease to speak Thy praise.