Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#266a

266a. Our Shepherd to His ransomed flock

1 Our Shepherd to His ransomed flock
No needful gift denies,
He leads us to the opened rock,
And manna still supplies.

2 And far beyond this tearful vale
His tender care extends:
The heav'nly food shall never fail
On which the soul depends.

3 Its emptiness His body fills,
For us once crucified,
And ll the spirit's thirst He stills
With blood from His dear side.

4 We, quickened thus, in Him remain
Who lives no more to die,
And from His fullness all obtain
That fits us for the sky.

5 O Christ! may we the food receive
With child-like faith in Thee,
And humbly still Thy Word believe,
When 'tis not ours to see.

Text Information

• First Line: Our Shepherd to His ransomed flock
• Author: Rev. Matthias Loy, D. D. (1863)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: Holy Communion

Tune Information

• Name: BELMONT
• Composer: William Gardiner (1812)
• Arranger: J. Bentley (ca. 1859)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Key: G Major