Jesus, The Loving Shepherd
- Words:
- W. A. Ogden
- Music:
- W. A. Ogden
Sheet music
- 1Jesus, the loving Shepherd,Calleth thee now to comeInto the fold of safety,Where there is rest and room;Come in the strength of manhood,Come in the morn of youth,Enter the fold of safety,Enter the way of truth.Lovingly, tenderly, calling is He,“Wanderer, wanderer, come unto Me.”Patiently waiting, there standing I seeJesus, my Shepherd divine.
- 2Jesus, the loving Shepherd,Gave His dear life for thee;Tenderly now He's calling,“Wanderer, come to Me;”Haste! for without is danger,“Come,” cries the Shepherd blest;Enter the fold of safety,Enter the place of rest.Lovingly, tenderly, calling is He,“Wanderer, wanderer, come unto Me.”Patiently waiting, there standing I seeJesus, my Shepherd divine.
- 3Lingering is but folly,Wolves are abroad today,Seeking the sheep who're straying,Seeking the lambs to slay;Jesus, the loving Shepherd,Calleth thee now to come;Enter the fold of safety,Where there is rest and room.Lovingly, tenderly, calling is He,“Wanderer, wanderer, come unto Me.”Patiently waiting, there standing I seeJesus, my Shepherd divine.
In the hymnals
- The words are in 61 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.