Shepherd Of Tender Youth
- Words:
- Clement of Alexandra, Tr. by Henry M. Dexter
- Music:
- Edward Bunnett
Sheet music
- 1Shepherd of tender youth,Guiding in love and truth,Thu devious ways;Christ, our triumphant King,We come Thy name to sing,Hither our children bringTo shout Thy praise.
- 2Thou art the great High Priest;Thou hast prepared the feastOf heav’nly loveWhile in our mortal painNone call on Thee in vain;Help Thou dost not disdain,Help from above.
- 3Ever be Thou our guide,Our shepherd and our pride,Our staff and song; Jesus,Thou Christ of God,By Thy perennial word,Lead us were Thou hast trod,Make our faith strong.
- 4So now, and till we die,Sound we Thy praises high,And joyful sing;Let all the holy throng,Who to Thy church belong,Unite to swell the songTo Christ, our King!
In the hymnals
- The words are in 296 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.