Author: George Herbert, 1593-1633 Hymnal: Psalms for All Seasons #23J (2012) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Daily Prayer Night Prayer Lyrics: 1 The God of love my Shepherd is,
and he that doth me feed:
while he is mine and I am his,
what can I want or need?
2 He leads me to the tender grass,
where I both feed and rest;
then to the streams that gently pass:
in both I have the best.
3 Or if I stray, he doth convert
and bring my mind in frame:
and all this not for my desert,
but for his holy name.
4 Yea, in death’s shady black abode
well may I walk, not fear:
for thou art with me; and thy rod
to guard, thy staff to bear.
5 Nay, thou dost make me sit and dine,
e'en in my enemy's sight:
my head with oil, my cup with wine
runs over day and night.
6 Surely thy sweet and wondrous love
shall measure all my days;
and as it never shall remove,
so neither shall my praise. Scripture: Psalm 23 Tune Title: RIDGEWOOD
The God of Love My Shepherd Is