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Text:Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me
Author:Mary Lundie Duncan, 1814-1840
Tune:EVENING PRAYER
Composer:John Stainer, 1840-1901

11. Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me

1 Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me;
bless Your little lamb tonight;
through the darkness please be near me;
watch my sleep till morning light.

2 All this day Your hand has led me,
and I thank You for Your care;
You have 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 You to dwell.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me
Author: Mary Lundie Duncan, 1814-1840
Meter: 87 87
Language: English
Publication Date: 2004
Topic: Creation: Evening; The Temple: Close of Service
Tune Information
Name: EVENING PRAYER
Composer: John Stainer, 1840-1901
Meter: 87 87
Key: F Major
Source: Arr.: Church Hymnary, 1898; Simplified by Compilers of Church Hymnary, 3rd ed., 1973



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