Seeing I Am Jesus' Lamb

Representative Text

1 Seeing I am Jesus' lamb,
Ever glad at heart I am
O'er my Shepherd, kind and good,
Who provides me daily food,
And His lamb by name doth call,
For He knows and loves us all.

2 Guided by His gentle staff
Where the sunny pastures laugh,
I go in and out and feed,
Lacking nothing that I need;
When I thirst, my feet He brings
To the fresh and living springs.

3 Must I not rejoice at this?
He is mine, and I am His,
And when these bright days are past,
Safely in His arms at last
He will bear me home to heaven;
Ah! what joy hath Jesus given.

Source: Evangelical Lutheran hymnal: with music #349

Translator: Catherine Winkworth

Catherine Winkworth (b. Holborn, London, England, 1827; d. Monnetier, Savoy, France, 1878) is well known for her English translations of German hymns; her translations were polished and yet remained close to the original. Educated initially by her mother, she lived with relatives in Dresden, Germany, in 1845, where she acquired her knowledge of German and interest in German hymnody. After residing near Manchester until 1862, she moved to Clifton, near Bristol. A pioneer in promoting women's rights, Winkworth put much of her energy into the encouragement of higher education for women. She translated a large number of German hymn texts from hymnals owned by a friend, Baron Bunsen. Though often altered, these translations continue to be used i… Go to person page >

Author: Henriette Louise von Hayn

Hayn, Henrietta Luise von, daughter of Georg Heinrich von Hayn, master of the hounds to the Duke of Nassau, was born at Idstein, Nassau, May 22, 1724. In 1746 she was formally received into the Moravian community at Herrnhaag. There, and, after the dissolution of this community, at Grosshennersdorf, and, after 1751 at Herrnhut, she was engaged as teacher in the Girls' School; and after 1766 in caring for the invalid sisters of the community. She died at Herrnhut, Aug. 27, 1782. (Koch, vi. 443-447; Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, xi. 1.58, &c.) She was a gifted hymnwriter. A fervent love to Christ pervades her produc¬tions; and they are remarkably free from the unpleasant sentimentalism and that dwelling on the physical details of our Lord'… Go to person page >

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Augsburg Songs for Sunday Schools and other services #193

Augsburg Songs, Nos. l and 2 Combined #d268

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Church Book #531

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Church Book #531

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #440

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal #349

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Evangelical Lutheran hymnal #349

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal. 9th ed. #a349

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Hymns for the use of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, by the Authority of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania #565

Lutheran Sunday School Hymnal. 9th ed. #d164

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Lyra Germanica #S2-50

Primary and Junior Hymnal #d61

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Primary School Carols #93

Sabbath Songs for Children's Worship #d140

School Carols #d253

Select Songs for School and Home #d127

Service and Hymns for Sunday Schools #d113

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Songs of Beulah #30

Songs of Praise #d265

Songs of Praise for Sunday Schools, Church Societies and the Home #d271

Sunday School Hymnal #d358

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The Book of Worship #496

The Hymns for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Congregations #d424

The Sunday School Hymnal #d167

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