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| Text: | The King of Love My Shepherd Is |
| Author: | Henry W. Baker |
| Tune: | ICH DANK' DIR SCHON |
| Composer: | Michael Prätorius |
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, bro't 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 spreadst a table in my sight,
Thy unction grace bestoweth;
And, oh! the transport of delight
With which my cup o'erfloweth.
6 And so through all the length of days
Thy goodness faileth never.
Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise
Within Thy house forever!
Amen.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | The King of Love my Shepherd is |
| Title: | The King of Love My Shepherd Is |
| Author: | Henry W. Baker (1868) |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7. Iambic |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1941 |
| Scripture: | |
| Topic: | Sanctification (The Christian Life): Trust |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | ICH DANK' DIR SCHON |
| Composer: | Michael Prätorius (1610) |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7. Iambic |
| Key: | D♭ Major |
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