The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5439

5439. O Thou Who the Shepherd of Israel Art

1. O Thou who the Shepherd of Israel art,
Give ear to our prayer and Thy favor impart;
Thou leader of Joseph, Thou guide of his way,
’Mid cherubim dwelling, Thy glory display.

2. In Ephraim’s, Manasseh’s and Benjamin’s sight,
O come Thou and save us; awake in Thy might.
O God, give us favor, restore to Thy grace;
And then we shall live in the light of Thy face.

3. From Egypt’s dark border a vine Thou didst take;
Destroying the heathen didst room for it make.
Where planted it grew at Thy sovereign command,
With roots deeply set and boughs filling the land.

4. The axe hews it down; it is burned in the fire;
They perish, rebuked in Thy terrible ire.
O lay then Thy hand on the Man of Thy might,
The Son of Man made to stand strong in Thy sight.

5. No more shall we wander, delighting in shame;
Revive us, O Lord, we will call on Thy name.
O Lord God of Hosts, us restore to Thy grace,
And then we shall live in the light of Thy face.

Text Information

• First Line: O Thou who the Shepherd of Israel art
• Title: O Thou Who the Shepherd of Israel Art
• Author: Unknown
• Meter: 11.11.11.11
• Language: English
• Scripture:
  Psalm 80
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ST. DENIO
• Meter: 11.11.11.11
• Incipit: 16427 51332 11642
• Key: a♭ minor
• Source: Welsh mel­o­dy; from Can­ai­dau y Cys­segr, by John Ro­berts, 1839
• Copyright: Public Domain