Scripture Verse

My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, My flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them. Ezekiel 34:6

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: E. Bert Rid­dle, in The Gos­pel Way, ed­it­ed by An­tho­ny J. Sho­wal­ter (Dal­ton, Geor­gia: A. J. Sho­wal­ter, 1923), num­ber 163 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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E. Bert Riddle (1893–1979)

Lyrics

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The Lost Sheep
Alfred U. Soord (1868–1915)

Thru the dark­ness there comes a sor­row­ful cry,
O where are My stray­ing sheep?
On mount­ain, in glen, they lang­uish and die,
O where are My stray­ing sheep?

Refrain

O wan­der­ing sheep, come home;
O wan­der­ing sheep, come home;
Within the warm fold, take shel­ter from cold,
O wan­der­ing sheep, come home.

O Chris­tians, help sound that sor­row­ful cry,
O where are My stray­ing sheep?
Help ga­ther them for the fold in the sky,
Help ga­ther the stray­ing sheep.

Refrain

The Shep­herd still calls with ten­der­est voice,
O where are My stray­ing sheep?
When lost ones are found, the an­gels re­joice:
Go search for the stray­ing sheep.

Refrain