The lambs in his bosom

See the kind shepherd, Jesus, stands, And calls his sheep by name

Published in 75 hymnals

Representative Text

1 See the kind Shepherd, Jesus, stands,
And calls his sheep by name;
Gathers the feeble in his arms,
And feeds each tender lamb.

Refrain:
O Saviour, dear Saviour!
O joy of the blest;
How I long to be thine, in bright glory to shine,
And to be forever at rest.

2 He'll lead us to the heav'nly streams,
Where living waters flow:
And guide us to the fruitful fields,
Where trees of knowledge grow. [Refrain]

3 When, wand'ring from the fold, we leave
The straight and narrow way,
Our faithful Shepherd still is near
To guide us when we stray. [Refrain]

4 The feeblest lamb amid the flock,
Shall be the Shepherd's care;
While folded in our Saviour's arms,
We're safe from every snare. [Refrain]

Source: Linden Harp: a rare collection of popular melodies adapted to sacred and moral songs, original and selected. Illustrated. Also a manual of... #87a

Text Information

First Line: See the kind shepherd, Jesus, stands, And calls his sheep by name
Title: The lambs in his bosom
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Source: Kidderminster Coll.
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

See the [good] kind Shepherd, Jesus, stand. [The Good Shepherd.] This hymn is found in [Rebecca Wilkinson's] Short Sermons to Children, To which are added Short Hymns suited to the Subject [circa 1795]; later edition published at Bath 1798, No. 1, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. In J. Benson's Hymns for Children, selected chiefly from the publications of the Rev. John and Charles Wesley and Dr. Watts, &c, 1814, it was given anonymously as No. 15. From that collection it has passed into a large number of hymn-books for children. In the Short Sermons there is nothing to show by whom the hymn was composed. It is sometimes given as “See the good Shepherd, Jesus, stands." [William T. Brooke]

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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A Book of Hymns and Tunes #47

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #503

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A Manual of Devotion and Hymns for the House of Refuge, City of New York #184

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #d51

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #503

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #503

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American Sunday School Hymn Book. New ed. #aa95

Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver #d207

Children's Diadem #d74

Children's Hymnal #70

Church Hymnal, Third Edition #633

Happy Voices #d168

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Hymn, Tune, and Service Book for Sunday Schools #52

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Hymns and Offices of Worship #91

Hymns and Poetry for the Young #d104

Hymns and Tunes for the Sunday School, the Congregation and the Home #d142

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d356

Hymns for Schools and Families #d128

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Hymns for Schools and Families #50

Hymns for Sunday Schools, Selected from Various Authoors #d184

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth and Children #217

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth, and Children #9

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth, and Children #217

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Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #S9

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Sunday Schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church #d377

Juvenile Psalmody. Second ed. #d35

Linden Harp #d126

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Linden Harp #87a

Liturgy and Hymns for Sunday Schools #d133

Manual of Devotion and Selection of Hymns for ... Girard College for Orphans #d167

Maynard's Selected Sabbath School Hymns. 4th ed. #d164

Musical Leaves for Sabbath Schools #d99

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New Manual of Praise #544

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #91

Oriola #d199

Oriola #d199

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Precious Gems No. 1 #139

Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 4th ed. #d170

Sabbath School and Social Hymns of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the U.S.A. #d219

Song-Flowers #d110

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #302

Sunday School Harmonist #d14

Sunday School Hymn Book #d127

Sunday School Hymn Book #d362

Sunday School Service and Hymn Book arranged by the Sunday School Committee #d132

The Anniversary and Sunday School Music Book No. 1-5 #d151

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The Boston Sunday School Hymn Book #53

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The Centenary Singer #356a

The Confederate Sunday School Hymn Book #d108

The Gate City Triumph #d14

The Gem #d128

The Golden Harp #d277

The Gospel Hymnal #d530

The Hymns of "Happy Voices" (without music) #d172

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The Manual of Praise for Sabbath and Social Worship #513

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The Palm #131b

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The Palm #144a

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #398c

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d914

The Sabbath School Hosanna #d146

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The Sabbath School Hymn and Tune Book #83

The Saint John's Church Sunday School Hymn Book #d84

The Sunday School Liturgy #d46

The Sunday School Melodist #d83

The Union Singing Book #d101

The Westminster Collection of Sabbath School Hymns and Tunes #d96

Union Hymns. Rev. #d335

Union Hymns. Rev. #d345

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Year of Worship for Sunday Schools and Homes #66

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Young Singer's Friend #78

Church Hymnal, Fourth Edition #627

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