Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#431

431. Thou Shepherd of Israel divine

1 Thou Shepherd of Israel divine,
The joy and desire of my heart,
For closer communion I pine,
I long to reside where Thou art:
The pasture I languish to find,
Where all, who their Shepherd obey,
Are fed, on Thy boson reclined,
And screened from the heat of the day.

2 Ah! show me that happiest place,
That place of Thy people's abode,
Where saints in an ecstasy gaze,
And hang on a crucified God!
Thy love for a sinner declare,
Thy passion and death on the tree;
My spirit to Calvary bear,
To suffer and triumph with Thee.

3 'Tis there with the lambs of Thy flock,
There only I covet to rest,
To lie at the foot of the Rock,
Or rise to be hid in Thy breast;
'Tis there I would always abide,
And never a moment depart;
Concealed in the cleft of Thy side,
Eternally held in Thy heart.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Thou Shepherd of Israel divine
• Author: Charles Wesley (1762)
• Author: John Wesley (1762)
• Meter: 10s D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Communion: With Christ; Fellowship with God

Tune Information

• Name: ENON'S ISLE
• Composer: Isaac B. Woodbury
• Meter: 10s D.