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Text:Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me
Author:Mary Lundie Duncan (1814-1840)
Tune:BROCKLESBURY
Composer:Charlotte A. Barnard

449b. Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me

1 Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me,
Bless Thy little lamb tonight;
Through the darkness be Thou near me,
Watch my sleep till morning light.

2 All this day Thy hand hath led me,
And I thank Thee for Thy care;
Thou hast clothed me, warmed and fed me,
Listen to my evening prayer.

3 Let my sins be all forgiven,
Bless the friends I love so well;
Take me, when I die, to heaven,
Happy there with Thee to dwell.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me
Author: Mary Lundie Duncan (1814-1840)
Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7.
Publication Date: 1950
Topic: Children's Hymns
Tune Information
Name: BROCKLESBURY
Composer: Charlotte A. Barnard (1868)
Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7.
Key: G Major



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