Laudes Domini ‎#227

227. "All downward"

1 Like sheep we went astray,
And broke the fold of God
Each wandering in a different way,
But all the downward road.

2 How dreadful was the hour,
When God our wanderings laid,
And did at once his vengeance pour
Upon the Shepherd's head!

3 How glorious was the grace,
When Christ sustained the stroke!
His life and blood the Shepherd pays,
A ransom for the flock.

4 But God shall raise his head,
O'er all the sons of men,
And make him see a numerous seed,
To recompense his pain.

Text Information

• First Line: Like sheep we went astray
• Title: "All downward"
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Man's Lost Condition; Atonement: Necessary; Christ: Shepherd; Lost State of Man
• Notes: Public Domain.

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