When life’s little day is ended,
And the shades of evening fall,
Then, as lambs that know their shepherd,
We shall hear the Mas­ter’s call.
In the fold of Hea­ven gathered,
We shall rest secure for aye;
There no danger e’er shall enter,
And not one shall go as­tray.

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Like the lambs that know their shepherd,
We shall hear the Mas­ter’s call,
When life’s little day is ended,
And the shades of evening fall.

How blessèd to hear Him calling,
Softly at the close of day;
Searching tenderly for the careless,
That not one shall go as­tray.
O how sweet to pass securely
An eter­nal life above,
In the presence of our Shepherd,
And protected by His love.

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There is not an earthly shepherd
Half so good and kind as He;
And no shepherd’s love so tender
As His love for you and me;
And no shepherd’s voice so gentle,
Calling to His earthly sheep,
As the Sav­ior’s, when He sweetly
Giveth His belovèd sleep.

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