Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#349

349. Seeing I am Jesus' lamb

1 Seeing I am Jesus' lamb,
Ever glad at heart I am
O'er my Shepherd, kind and good,
Who provides me daily food,
And His lamb by name doth call,
For He knows and loves us all.

2 Guided by His gentle staff
Where the sunny pastures laugh,
I go in and out and feed,
Lacking nothing that I need;
When I thirst, my feet He brings
To the fresh and living springs.

3 Must I not rejoice at this?
He is mine, and I am His,
And when these bright days are past,
Safely in His arms at last
He will bear me home to heaven;
Ah! what joy hath Jesus given.

Text Information

• First Line: Seeing I am Jesus' lamb
• Author: Henrietta Louise von Hayn (1778)
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1858)
• Meter: 7s. Six lines. No. 9
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: The Christian Household
• Notes: Now Public Domain. From the German text: Weil ich jesu Schaeflein bin

Tune Information

• Name: GREGOR (Weil ich Jesu Schäflein bin)
• Composer: Christian Gregor (1784)
• Harmonizer: J. M.
• Meter: 7s. Six lines. No. 9
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Public Domain.