The Worshipbook ‎#477

477. My Shepherd Will Supply My Need

1 My Shepherd will supply my need;
Jehovah is his name:
In pastures fresh he makes me feed,
Beside the living stream.
He brings my wandering spirit back,
When I forsake his ways;
And leads me, for his mercy's sake,
In paths of truth and grace.

2 When I walk through the shades of death
Your presence is my stay;
One word of your supporting breath
Drives all my fears away.
Your hand, in sight of all my foes,
Does still my table spread;
My cup with blessings overflows,
Your oil anoints my head.

3 The sure provisions of my God
Attend me all my days;
O may your house be my abode,
And all my work be praise.
There would I find a settled rest,
While others go and come;
No more a stranger, or a guest,
But like a child at home.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: My Shepherd will supply my need
• Title: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
• Paraphraser: Isaac Watts (1719, alt. 1972)
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Psalm 23
• Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: After Old Testament Lesson; Service for the Lord's Day: Conclusion of Worship; Acts of the Church: Confirmation; Acts of the Church: Witness to the Resurrection—Funeral; Acts of the Church: Ordination; Acts of the Church: Installation

Tune Information

• Name: RESIGNATION
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Music from Hymnal for Colleges and Schools, edited by E. Harold Geer; used by permission of Yale University Press.
• Notes: Harm. in Hymnal for Colleges and Schools, 1956