Church Book ‎#85

85. The Lord my pasture shall prepare

1 The Lord my pasture shall prepare,
And feed me with a shepherd's care;
His presence shall my wants supply,
And guard me with a watchful eye;
My noonday walks He shall attend,
And all my midnight hours defend.

2 When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant;
To fertile vales and dewy meads
My weary, wandering steps He leads,
Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow,
Amid the verdant landscape flow.

3 Though in a bare and rugged way,
Through devious lonely wilds I stray,
Thy bounty shall my pains beguile;
The barren wilderness shall smile,
With sudden greens and herbage crowned,
And streams shall murmur all around.

4 Though in the paths of death I tread,
With gloomy horrors overspread,
My steadfast heart shall fear no ill,
For Thou, O Lord, art with me still:
Thy friendly crook shall give me aid,
And guide me through the dreadful shade.

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord my pasture shall prepare
• Author: Joseph Addison (1712)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Scripture:
  Psalm 23
• Topic: Creation and Providence; Providence; Easter Season, Thrid Sunday; Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune #406 or #446

Tune Information

• Name: PRESTON
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: Rev. H. L. Jenner, 1861