| 801 | Glory to God#802 | 803 |
| Text: | The King of Love My Shepherd Is (Psalm 23) |
| Author: | Henry Williams Baker |
| Tune: | ST. COLUMBA |
| Media: | Audio recording |
1 The King of love my shepherd is,
whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am his
and he is mine forever.
2 Where streams of living water flow
my ransomed soul he leadeth,
and where the verdant pastures grow,
with food celestial feedeth.
3 Perverse and foolish oft I strayed,
but yet in love he sought me,
and on his shoulder gently laid,
and home, rejoicing, brought me.
4 In death's dark vale I fear no ill
with thee, dear Lord, beside me;
thy rod and staff my comfort still,
thy cross before to guide me.
5 Thou spread’st a table in my sight;
thy unction grace bestoweth;
and O what transport of delight
from thy pure chalice floweth!
6 And so through all the length of days
thy goodness faileth never;
Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise
within thy house forever.
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| First Line: | The King of love my shepherd is |
| Title: | The King of Love My Shepherd Is (Psalm 23) |
| Author: | Henry Williams Baker (1868) |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
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| Topic: | Eternal Life; Forgiveness; Funeral (4 more...) |
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| Name: | ST. COLUMBA |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7 |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
| Source: | Irish melody; harm. The English Hymnal, 1906, alt. |
Since its creation in the mid-19th century, this text has been one of the favorite paraphrases of Psalm 23 in the English-speaking world. That popularity increased in the early 20th century when The English Hymnal, 1906, first joined these words to this flowing Irish melody.
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