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Text:Jesus, great Shepherd of the sheep
Author:C. Wesley, 1707-1788
Tune:EVAN
Composer:W. H. Havergal, 1793-1870

63. Jesus, great Shepherd of the sheep

1 Jesus, great Shepherd of the sheep,
To Thee for help we fly;
Thy little flock in safety keep;
For O! the wolf is nigh.

2 Us into Thy protection take,
And gather with Thy arm;
Unless the fold we first forsake
The wolf can never harm.

3 We laugh to scorn his cruel power,
While by our Shepherd's side;
The sheep he never can devour,
Unless he first divide.

4 O do not suffer him to part
The souls that here agree;
But make us of one mind and heart,
And keep us one in Thee!

5 Together let us sweetly live,
Together let us die;
And each a starry crown receive,
And reign above the sky.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, great Shepherd of the sheep
Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Topic: Satan, power of; Christ: Our Shepherd; Christian: Unity (8 more...)
Tune Information
Name: EVAN
Composer: W. H. Havergal, 1793-1870
Meter: C.M.
Key: A Major



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