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Text:Jesus! tender Shepherd, hear me!
Tune:MT. VERNON
Composer:Dr. Lowell Mason

16. Jesus! tender Shepherd, hear me!

1 Jesus! tender Shepherd, hear me!
Bless thy little lamb to-night!
Thro' the darkness be thou near me,
Watch my sleep till morning light.

2 All this day thy hand has led me,
And I thank thee for thy care;
Thou hast clothed me, warm'd 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 thee to dwell.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus! tender Shepherd, hear me!
Publication Date: 1865
Notes: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: MT. VERNON
Composer: Dr. Lowell Mason
Meter: 8s & 7s
Key: C Major
Notes: By permission



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