The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16126

16126. The Lost Sheep

1 From the hun­dred sheep which the Shep­herd’s care
Had pro­tect­ed ma­ny a day,
There was one went forth, and its rest­less feet
In the de­sert wan­dered away.
Then the Shep­herd’s heart was grieved,
And He kind­ly said:
"On the moun­tain it will lan­guish and pine.
I will go and search for the sheep I lost,
I will leave the nine­ty and nine."

2 There was joy, great joy in the Shep­herd’s fold,
When His long, long jour­ney was o’er,
And the poor lost sheep that had gone astray,
In His arms He ten­derly bore;
Then the She­pherd’s heart was glad,
And He said to all:
"What a mo­ment of re­joic­ing is Mine!"
For I love My sheep that I lost and found,
More than all the nine­ty and nine.

3 Oh, that Shep­herd kind is the Son of God,
Who has borne our sor­row and care;
It was He who said, "There is joy in Heav’n
O’er the wan­d’rer’s pe­ni­tent pray­er";
To the soul He bring­eth back
To His fold of grace,
To His pre­cious fold of mer­cy di­vine,
How His heart goes out, for He loves that one
More than all the nine­ty and nine.

Text Information

• First Line: From the hun­dred sheep which the Shep­herd’s care
• Title: The Lost Sheep
• Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby
• Language: English
• Source: Brightest and Best by Robert Lowry and Howard Doane (New York/Chicago: Biglow & Main, 1875)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [From the hun­dred sheep which the Shep­herd’s care]
• Composer: William Howard Doane
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain