The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11585

11585. Gentle Shepherd, Save Me Now

1 Far away my steps have wandered,
On the rugged mountain’s brow;
But to Thee my heart is crying,
Gentle Shepherd, save me now!

Refrain:
Save me now! save me now!
Gentle Shepherd, save me now!
Unto Thee my heart is crying,
Gentle Shepherd, save me now!

2 Thou hast borne my weight of sorrow,
At Thy feet I humbly bow;
And my heart with Thee is pleading,
Gentle Shepherd, save me now! [Refrain]

3 Though Thy love I long have slighted,
Though ungrateful I have been,
To Thy fold my faith has brought me;
Let my weary soul come in. [Refrain]

4 Though Thy love I long have slighted,
O’er my wasted years I weep;
In Thy blessèd arms of mercy
Shield and save Thy wandering sheep. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Far away my steps have wandered
• Title: Gentle Shepherd, Save Me Now
• Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1886)
• Refrain First Line: Save me now! save me now!
• Language: English
• Source: On Joyful Wing, by John R. Sweney and William J. Kirkpatrick (Philadelphia: John J. Hood, 1886)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Some hymnals show the author as Henrietta E. Blair or Julia Sterling, two of Crosby's pseudonyms

Tune Information

• Name: [Far away my steps have wandered]
• Composer: William James Kirkpatrick
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain