The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8440

8440. The Ninety-Nine

1 The ninety-nine within the fold,
Are safe from fears and storms of night,
But one is on the mountains cold,
’Twill perish there—how sad the sight!

Refrain:
Go search it out, and bring it home,
No more in darkness let it roam;
You’ll find it there in dreadful plight,
Oh! go and bring it back tonight.

2 The ninety-nine are safe today,
They’re all at home, so fully blest,
But one is wandering far away
Upon the mountain’s snowy crest. [Refrain]

3 The ninety-nine with care are fed,
And rest within the shepherd’s fold;
But one is starving, nearly dead,
Upon the mountains bare and cold. [Refrain]

4 The shepherd dear aloud doth weep,
Because one lamb afar doth roam;
The ninety-nine he’ll safely keep—
We’ll seek that lamb and bring it home. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: The ninety-nine within the fold
• Title: The Ninety-Nine
• Author: William G. Schell
• Meter: LMD
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of the Evening Light by Barney E. Warren and Andrew L. Byers (Grand Junction, MI: Gospel Trumpet, 1897)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MONTENEGRO
• Composer: Barney Elliott Warren (1897)
• Meter: LMD
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain