Songs of Faith and Hope Number 2 ‎#27

27. Seeking His Own

1 Over the mountain rugged and cheerless,
Out in the desert barren and lone;
Thro’ the wild mazes tangled and pathless
Goeth the Shepherd, seeking His own.

Refrain:
Seeking His own, seeking His own,
Goeth the Shepherd, seeking His own;
Tenderly calling, earnestly pleading,
Christ the good Shepherd, is seeking His own.

2 Loving them still wherever they wander;
Longing to save whom win has o’erthrown,
Patiently searching, kindly entreating,
Still is the Shepherd, seeking His own. [Refrain]

3 Listen, O wand’rer, night is approaching!
Soon will your day to darkness have grown;
Answer Him gladly “Thee will I follow;
Lead me, O Shepherd, I am thine own.” [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Over the mountain rugged and cheerless
• Title: Seeking His Own
• Author: Ida M. Budd
• Refrain First Line: Seeking His own, seeking His own
• Publication Date: 1909
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Over the mountain rugged and cheerless]
• Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel
• Notes: Public Domain.