Great Shepherd of the Sheep

Great Shepherd of the sheep, Who all Thy flock doth keep

Author: W. W. How
Published in 38 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Great Shepherd of the sheep,
Who all Thy flock doth keep,
Leading by waters calm;
Do Thou my footsteps guide,
To follow by Thy side;
Make me Thy little lamb,
Make me Thy little lamb.

2 I fear I may be torn
By many a sharp-set thorn,
As far from Thee I stray;
My weary feet may bleed,
For rough are paths which lead
Out of Thy pleasant way.

3 But when the road is long,
Thy tender arm, and strong,
The weary one will bear;
And Thou wilt wash me clean,
And lead to pastures green,
Where all the flowers are fair.

4 Till, from the soil of sin
Cleansed and made pure within,
Dear Savior, Who hast died,
Thou bringest me in love,
Save to Thy fold above,
Forever to abide.

The Hymnal: revised and enlarged as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892

Author: W. W. How

William W. How (b. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, 1823; d. Leenane, County Mayo, Ireland, 1897) studied at Wadham College, Oxford, and Durham University and was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. He served various congregations and became Suffragan Bishop in east London in 1879 and Bishop of Wakefield in 1888. Called both the "poor man's bishop" and "the children's bishop," How was known for his work among the destitute in the London slums and among the factory workers in west Yorkshire. He wrote a number of theological works about controversies surrounding the Oxford Movement and attempted to reconcile biblical creation with the theory of evolution. He was joint editor of Psalms and Hymns (1854) and Church Hymns (1871). While rec… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Great Shepherd of the sheep, Who all Thy flock doth keep
Title: Great Shepherd of the Sheep
Author: W. W. How
Meter: 6.6.6.6.6.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Great Shepherd of the sheep, Who all Thy flock dost keep. [The Good Shepherd.] This is given in the Scottish Hymnal, 1884, as from an "American" source.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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The Sunday School Hymnal #76

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A Liturgy and Hymns for Church Sunday Schools #63

American Sunday School Hymn Book. 2nd ed. #a298

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American Sunday School Hymn Book. New ed. #aa298

Child Songs #d8

Children's Primary Hymn Book. 1st ed. #d26

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Gloria Deo #660

Hymns and Songs #d26

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Hymns for First-Day Schools #81

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Hymns for First-Day Schools (Rev. and Enl.) #81

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Missionary Hymnal #52

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Silver Wings #24a

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Songs for Little Folks #102a

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Songs of Pilgrimage #547

Sunday School Songs. 3rd ed. #d42

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Sunday-School Songs #94

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The American Sunday-School Hymn-Book #298

The Anniversary and Sunday School Music Book No. 1-5 #d48

The Book of Praise #d245

The Children's Hymnal #33

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The Church Hymnal #571

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The Church Hymnal #571

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The Church Porch #99

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The Church Porch #110

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The Church Porch #110

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The Extra Hymn Book #21

The Friends' Hymnal #d191

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The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a660

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The Hymnal #571

The Primary Hymnal #d49

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The Sabbath School Bell #133

The Sabbath School Hosanna #d49

The Sabbath School Melodist #d22

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The Scottish Hymnal #414

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The Sunday-School Hymnal and Service Book (Ed. A) #434

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Voices of Praise #264

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