Christian Hymns ‎#204

204. 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 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 thro' the dreadful shade.

4 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.

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord my pasture shall prepare
• Meter: 8s.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1898
• Topic: God the Father: Providence of; God the Father: Shepherd; Guidance, prayed for
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Jos. Addison, 1712.

Tune Information

• Name: OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, HEAR OUR PRAYER
• Meter: 8s.
• Key: c minor
• Source: Pub. by Köpphi, 1538.
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Norwegian tune name: Fader vor udi Himmerig