Good Shepherd

Lord be my Shepherd and my Guide;

And through this barren desert land

Still draw and keep me near your side:

Guard me by your protecting hand!

O let my feet never run astray,

But should I wander from the fold

If I rove, or seek the crooked way

Carry me over the gate’s threshold.

My Great Good Shepherd, he shall keep

My wandering soul among his sheep;

He calls their names, He feeds his flock

And sets their feet upon the Rock.

The lion with his dreadful roar

Strikes fear within the feeble sheep:

Reveal the glory of your power,

And cast and chain him in the deep.

Our Shepherd hears our sore distress;

Our sins attempt again to reign;

Stretches His rod of conquering grace,

And all the wolves of Sin are slain.

Chorus:

I love my Shepherd, he shall keep

My wandering soul among his sheep;

He calls their names, He feeds his flock

And sets their feet upon the Rock.

After Isaac Watts

Isaiah 40

John 10:11-18

Anthony Foster

July 26, 2018