Church Book ‎#560

560. Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled

1 Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled
Now Thy little lamb's brief weeping;
Ah how peaceful, pale, and mild,
In its narrow bed 'tis sleeping!
And no sigh of anguish sore
Heaves that little bosom more.

2 In this world of sin and pain,
Lord, Thou wouldst no longer leave it;:
To the sunny heavenly plain
Dost Thou now with joy receive it.
Clothed in robes of spotless white,
Now it dwells with Thee in light.

3 Ah, Lord Jesus, grant that we
Where it lives may soon be living,
And the lovely pastures see
That its heavenly food are giving;
Then the gain of death we'll prove,
Though Thou take what most we love.

Text Information

• First Line: Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled
• German Title: Guter Hirt, Du hast gestillt
• Author: William Meinhold, d. 1851
• Translator: Miss Winkworth (1858)
• Meter: 7, 8, 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Death and Eternity: Burial; Twenty Seventh Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate tune: #230

Tune Information

• Name: JESUS, MEINE ZUVERSICHT
• Meter: 7, 8, 7.
• Key: C Major
• Notes: Composer from index: Joh. Crüger, 1658