Timeless Truths ‎#1004

1004. One Lost Lamb

1 Ninety-nine were safely sheltered,
Lying in the Shepherd’s fold;
Only one small lamb had wandered
O’er the mountains bare and cold.

Refrain:
O’er the mountain goes the Shepherd,
O’er the steep and rugged way;
On the night winds hear Him calling,
Seeking for His lamb astray.

2 Dearer to the loving Shepherd
Seems the one lost lamb astray
Than the sheltered nine and ninety,
So He seeks it far away. [Refrain]

3 Over crags, the lost one seeking,
Goes the Shepherd through the storm:
Then with joyful heart He bears it
Homeward on His gentle arm. [Refrain]

4 Sinner, Jesus died in mercy,
That thy soul might ransomed be;
Through the wounds that save the wand’rer
Flows His precious blood for thee. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Ninety-nine were safely sheltered
• Title: One Lost Lamb
• Author: D. O. T. (1911)
• Refrain First Line: O'er the mountain goes the Shepherd
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
• Scripture:
  Matthew 18:12
• Topic: Invitation
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/One_Lost_Lamb); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (396); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (263)

Tune Information

• Name: [Ninety-nine were safely sheltered]
• Composer: Daniel O. Teasley (1911)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/One_Lost_Lamb); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (396); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (263)