Trinity Hymnal ‎#279

279. O thou who the Shepherd of Israel art

1 O thou who the Shepherd of Israel art,
Give ear to our pray'r and thy favor impart;
Thou leader of Joseph, thou guide of his way,
'Mid cherubim dwelling, thy glory display.

2 In Ephraim's, Manasseh's and Benjamin's sight,
O come thou and save us; awake in thy might.
O God, give us favor, restore to thy grace;
And then we shall live in the light of thy face.

3 From Egypt's dark border a vine thou didst take;
Destroying the heathen didst room for it make.
Where planted it grew at thy sov'reign command,
With roots deeply set and boughs filling the land.

4 The axe hews it down; it is burned in the fire;
They perish, rebuked in thy terrible ire.
O lay then thy hand on the Man of thy might,
The Son of Man made to stand strong in thy sight.

5 No more shall we wander, delighting in shame;
Revive us, O Lord, we will call on thy Name.
O Lord God of Hosts, us restore to thy grace,
And then we shall live in the light of thy face.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O thou who the Shepherd of Israel art
• Meter: 11. 11. 11. 11.
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Psalm 80:1-3
  ;
  Psalm 80:8-9
  ;
  Psalm 80:16-19
• Topic: The Church: The Church of Christ; God: Shepherd; God: Wrath of; Grace: Refreshing; Israel: In the Desert
• Source: Associate Reformed Presbyterian Psalter, 1931

Tune Information

• Name: JOANNA
• Meter: 11. 11. 11. 11.
• Key: A♭ Major