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The Shepherd loves to trace

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1 The Shepherd loves to trace
His flock with watchful eye;
So Christ, our Shepherd, full of grace,
To us is ever nigh.

2 The sheep his kindness know,
When timid fear alarms:
So we affrighted, safely go
To our Redeemer's arms.

3 The lambs he gently leads
To pastures green and fair:
And so the Saviour kindly feeds
The children of his care.

4 When stormy tempests blow,
He shields them from the cold,
So to escape from sin and wo,
We enter Jesus' fold.

5 Thy voice to hear we love;
Dear Shepherd be our guide;
That we within thy fold above
For ever may reside.

Source: The Minstrel of Zion: a book of religious songs, accompanied with appropriate music, chiefly original #200b

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