Shepherd of Is­ra­el, keep­ing Thy sheep—
Never for­get­ting in slum­ber or sleep;
Folding them gent­ly when night com­eth on,
Going be­fore them at break of the dawn.

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Shepherd of Is­ra­el, Shep­herd of love,
Watching Thy flock from the glo­ry above!
Knowing how wea­ry their wil­der­ness way;
Praying for them—ev­er liv­ing to pray!

Shepherd of Is­ra­el, true to Thine own
When the false hire­ling ser­vant hath flown;
Laying Thy life down their par­don to win,
Shedding Thy blood to re­deem them from sin!

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Shepherd of Is­ra­el, strong is Thine arm;
Shielding Thy flock from each threat­en­ing harm;
Gathering the lambs as they fal­ter and fall,
Safe in Thy bo­som en­fold­ing them all!

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Shepherd of Is­ra­el, soon to ap­pear,
Soon to de­li­ver Thy lit­tle flock here!
Just to be­hold Thee their rich­est re­ward,
Shepherd of Is­ra­el, Je­sus, their Lord!

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