Songs of Matchless Love ‎#31

31. Seek the Perishing

1 Have ye looked for my sheep in the desert,
For those who have missed their way?
Have ye been in the wild and waste places
Where the lost and the wandering stray?
Have ye trodden the lonely pathway,
The foul and the darksome street?
Ye may see as ye tread the gloaming
The print of my wounded feet.

Refrain:
Go ye out in the wide world and seek them,
Earth’s perishing, bring them in;
They are mine and I died on Calv’ry
To redeem and to save them from sin.

2 Have ye folded in love to your bosom
The trembling, neglected lamb?
Have ye taught to the dear little lost one
The sweet sound of the Good Shepherd’s name?
Have ye searched for the poor and needy,
No clothing, no home, no bread?
O, the dear Son of Man was with them,
With nowhere to lay his head! [Refrain]

3 Have ye carried the pure, living water
To some weary and thirsting soul?
Have ye said to the sick and the wounded,
“There’s One who has grace to make whole!”
Have ye told to my fainting children
How strong is the father’s hand?
Are ye guiding the tott’ring footsteps
To yonder fair “Golden Land?” [Refrain]

4 Have ye stood by the sad and the weary
With cheer, in the hour of death,
To bring comfort to hearts sorrow-stricken,
And to strengthen the feeble in faith?
Have ye felt when ye saw the glory
Stream in thro’ the open door,
Flitting sunlight across the shadows,
That I had been there before? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Have ye looked for my sheep in the desert
• Title: Seek the Perishing
• Author: Ida Ronyon Finlay (Arr.)
• Refrain First Line: Go ye out in the wide world and seek them
• Publication Date: 1904

Tune Information

• Name: [Have ye looked for my sheep in the desert]
• Composer: Elisha A. Hoffman