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Text: | Come, Faithful Shepherd, Bind Me |
Author: | James Hutton |
Tune: | REJOICE |
Composer: | Johann A. Freylinghausen |
1 Come, faithful Shepherd, bind me
With cords of love to thee,
and evermore remind me
that thou hast died for me;
O may the Holy spirit
set this before my eyes,
that I thy death and merit
above all else may prize.
2 Thou, Lord, wilt not forsake me,
though I am oft to blame;
as thy reward, O take me
anew, just as I am;
grant me henceforth, dear Savior,
through all my pilgrim years
to look to thee and never
give way to anxious fears.
3 Am I of my salvation
assured through thy great love?
May I on each occasion
to thee more faithful prove.
Hast thou my sins forgiven?
Then, leaving things behind,
may I press on to heaven
and bear the prize in mind.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Come, faithful Shepherd, bind me |
Title: | Come, Faithful Shepherd, Bind Me |
Author: | James Hutton (1746, alt.) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6.D. Iambic |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1995 |
Scripture: | ; ; |
Topic: | Journey; Christ--Shepherd, the; Trust and Confidence |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | REJOICE |
Composer: | Johann A. Freylinghausen (1710) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6.D. Iambic |
Key: | F Major |
Source: | C. Gregor Choralbuch (1784) |
Notes: | 151 I in 1891 Offices of Worship and Hymns |