Songs of Zion ‎#128

128. You Hear the Lambs a-Cryin'

Refrain:
You hear the lambs a-cryin’,
hear the lambs a cryin’,
hear the lambs a-cryin,’
O Shepherd, feed my sheep.
You hear the lambs a-cryin’,
hear the lambs a cryin’,
hear the lambs a-cryin’,
O Shepherd, feed my sheep.

1 My Savior spoke these words so sweet,
O Shepherd, feed my sheep,
sayin’, "Peter, if you love me, feed my sheep.”
O Shepherd, feed my sheep. [Refrain]

2 O Lord, I love Thee, Thou dost know;
O Shepherd, feed my sheep.
O give me grace to love Thee more.
O Shepherd, feed my sheep. [Refrain]

3 Wasn’t that an awful shame?
O Shepherd, feed my sheep.
He hung three hours in mortal pain.
O Shepherd, feed my sheep. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: My Savior spoke these words so sweet
• Title: You Hear the Lambs a-Cryin'
• Refrain First Line: You hear the lambs a-cryin'
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1981
• Topic: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs
• Source: Traditional

Tune Information

• Name: [My Savior spoke these words so sweet]
• Harmonizer: Verolga Nix, 1933-
• Key: a minor or modal
• Source: Traditional
• Copyright: Harm. © 1981 by Abingdon