Gentle Shepherd

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Author: Bill Gaither

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Author: Gloria Gaither

Gloria Gaither (born March 4, 1942) is a Christian songwriter, author, speaker, editor, and academic. She is the wife of Bill Gaither and also sang in the Bill Gaither Trio, one of the most influential groups in recent Christian music. She was born Gloria Lee Sickal in 1942 in Michigan, a daughter of pastor Lee Sickal and Dorothy Sickal. She spent most of her childhood and high school career in the Battle Creek area of Michigan, working a brief time for the Kellogg Company. When Sickal graduated from high school, she attended Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana. There, she triple majored in English, French, and Sociology. Upon her graduation, she took a job at Alexandria Monroe High School as a French teacher. There, she met Bill Ga… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Gentle Shepherd, come and lead us
Title: Gentle Shepherd
Author: Bill Gaither
Author: Gloria Gaither
Language: English
Publication Date: 1975
Copyright: © 1974 Gaither Copyright Management

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Favorites Number 8 #34

Favorites Number 9 #11

Hymnal #352

Hymns for a Pilgrim People #423

Hymns for the Family of God #596

Hymns for Worship #57

Hymns of Faith #451

Sing Joyfully #450

Songs of Faith and Praise #845

The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #458

Voices Together #718

Worship and Song #3096

Worship His Majesty #556

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