Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#530a

530a. The King of love my shepherd is

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, brought me. A-men.

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 spread'st a table in my sight;
Thy unction grace bestoweth;
And O what transport of delight
From thy pure chalice floweth!

6 And so through all the length of days
Thy goodness faileth never;
Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise
Within thy house for ever.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: The King of love my shepherd is
• Author: Henry Williams Baker, 1821 - 77
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Scripture:
  Psalm 23
• Topic: Holy Baptism; Post-Communion; Marriage; The Life In Christ: Pilgrimage

Tune Information

• Name: DOMINUS REGIT ME
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823 - 76
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7. Iambic.
• Key: G Major