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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 | |
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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: | Jos. Addison, 1712. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, HEAR OUR PRAYER |
Meter: | 8s. |
Key: | c minor |
Source: | Pub. by Köpphi, 1538. |
Notes: | Norwegian tune name: Fader vor udi Himmerig |