The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#382

382. Like sheep we went astray

1 Like sheep we went astray,
And broke the fold of God,
Each wandering in a different way,
But all the downward road.

2 How dreadful was the hour,
When God our wanderings laid,
And did at once his vengeance pour
Upon the Shepherd's head!

3 How glorious was the grace,
When Christ sustained the stroke!
His life and blood the Shepherd pays,
A ransom for the flock.

4 But God shall raise his head
O'er all the sons of men,
And make him see a numerous seed,
To recompense his pain.

Text Information

• First Line: Like sheep we went astray
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Christ the Way of Life
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: SHAWMUT
• Arranger: Lowell Mason
• Meter: S.M.
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #236, 89, or 191.