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[There were ninety and nine that safely lay]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 12333 33443 22112 Used With Text: One Had Wandered

Author: C. C. Clephane Appears in 375 hymnals First Line: There were ninety and nine that safely lay Lyrics: 1 There were ninety and nine that safely lay In the shelter of the fold, But one was out on the hills away, Far off from the gates of gold— Away on the mountains wild and bare, Away from the tender Shepherd's care, Away from the tender Shepherd's care. Chorus: O Jesus, thou shepherd divine, Keep us in the safe, narrow way; And out of the cold lead into thy fold Some poor wand'ring soul, we pray. 2 "Lord, thou hast here Thy ninety and nine: Are they not enough for thee?" But the Shepherd made answer: "'Tis of mine Has wandered away from me: And altho' the road be rough and steep I go to the desert to find my sheep, I go to the desert to find my sheep. [Chorus] 3 But none of the ransomed ever knew How deep were the waters crossed: Nor how dark was the night that the Lord passed thro' Ere he found his sheep that was lost, Out in the desert he heard its cry— "They are Sick and helpless, and ready to die, Sick and helpless, and ready to die. [Chorus] 4 "Lord, whence are those blood-drops all the way That mark out the mountain's track?" "They were shed for one who had gone astray Ere the Shepherd could bring him back." "Lord, whence are thy hands so rent and torn?" pierced tonight by many a thorn," "They are pierced tonight by many a thorn." [Chorus] 5 But all through the mountains, thunder-riven, And up from the rocky steep, There rose a glad cry to the gate of heaven, "Rejoice! I have found my sheep!" And the angels echoed around the throne, "Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own!" "Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own." [Chorus] Used With Tune: [There were ninety and nine that safely lay]

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One Had Wandered

Author: C. C. Clephane Hymnal: Gospel Song-Gems No.1 #162 (1901) First Line: There were ninety and nine that safely lay Lyrics: 1 There were ninety and nine that safely lay In the shelter of the fold, But one was out on the hills away, Far off from the gates of gold— Away on the mountains wild and bare, Away from the tender Shepherd's care, Away from the tender Shepherd's care. Chorus: O Jesus, thou shepherd divine, Keep us in the safe, narrow way; And out of the cold lead into thy fold Some poor wand'ring soul, we pray. 2 "Lord, thou hast here Thy ninety and nine: Are they not enough for thee?" But the Shepherd made answer: "'Tis of mine Has wandered away from me: And altho' the road be rough and steep I go to the desert to find my sheep, I go to the desert to find my sheep. [Chorus] 3 But none of the ransomed ever knew How deep were the waters crossed: Nor how dark was the night that the Lord passed thro' Ere he found his sheep that was lost, Out in the desert he heard its cry— "They are Sick and helpless, and ready to die, Sick and helpless, and ready to die. [Chorus] 4 "Lord, whence are those blood-drops all the way That mark out the mountain's track?" "They were shed for one who had gone astray Ere the Shepherd could bring him back." "Lord, whence are thy hands so rent and torn?" pierced tonight by many a thorn," "They are pierced tonight by many a thorn." [Chorus] 5 But all through the mountains, thunder-riven, And up from the rocky steep, There rose a glad cry to the gate of heaven, "Rejoice! I have found my sheep!" And the angels echoed around the throne, "Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own!" "Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own." [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [There were ninety and nine that safely lay]

The Ninety and Nine

Author: Elizabeth C. Clephane Hymnal: Rose of Sharon Hymns #609 (1917) First Line: There were ninety and nine that safely lay Languages: English Tune Title: [There were ninety and nine that safely lay]

One had Wandered

Author: E. C. Clephane Hymnal: The New Living Hymns (Living Hymns No. 2) #202 (1902) First Line: There were ninety and nine that safely lay Languages: English Tune Title: [There were ninety and nine that safely lay]

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Elizabeth Cecilia Clephane

1830 - 1869 Person Name: E. C. Clephane Author of "One had Wandered" in The New Living Hymns (Living Hymns No. 2) Clephane, Elizabeth Cecilia, third daughter of Andrew Clephane, Sheriff of Fife, was born at Edinburgh, June 18, 1830, and died at Bridgend House, near Melrose, Feb. 19, 1869. Her hymns appeared, almost all for the first time, in the Family Treasury, under the general title of Breathings on the Border. In publishing the first of these in the Treasury, the late Rev. W. Arnot, of Edinburgh, then editor, thus introduced them:— "These lines express the experiences, the hopes, and the longings of a young Christian lately released. Written on the very edge of this life, with the better land fully, in the view of faith, they seem to us footsteps printed on the sands of Time, where these sands touch the ocean of Eternity. These footprints of one whom the Good Shepherd led through the wilderness into rest, may, with God's blessing, contribute to comfort and direct succeeding pilgrims." The hymns, together with their dates,are:— 1. Beneath the cross of Jesus. Family Treasury, 1872, p. 398, 2. Mine eyes for ever closed. Family Treasury, 1872, p. 398. 3. Who climbeth up too nigh. Family Treasury, 1872, p. 552. 4. Into His summer garden. Family Treasury, 1873, p. 245. 5. From my dwelling midst the dead. Family Treasury, 1873, p. 365. 6. The day is drawing nearly done. Family Treasury, 1873, p. 389. 7. Life-light waneth to an end. Family Treasury, 1874, p. 595. 8. There were ninety and nine that safely lay. Family Treasury, 1874, p. 595. Of these Nos. 1 and 8 are in common use. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[There were ninety and nine that safely lay]" in The New Living Hymns (Living Hymns No. 2) William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman