Shepherd of Israel

Representative Text

1 Shepherd of Israel, from above
Thy feeble flock behold;
And let us never lose Thy love,
Nor wander from Thy fold.

2 Thou wilt not cast Thy lambs away;
Thy hand is ever near
To guide them, lest they go astray,
And keep them safe from fear.

3 Guide us through life; and when at last
We enter into rest,
Thy tender arms around us cast,
And fold us to Thy breast.

Source: Christian Hymns: for church, school and home, with music #286

Author: William Hiley Bathurst

Bathurst, William Hiley , M.A., son of the Rt. Hon. Charles Bragge (afterwards Bathurst) some time M.P. for Bristol, born at Clevedale, near Bristol, Aug. 28, 1796, and educated at Winchester, and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1818. From 1820 to 1852 he held the Rectory of Barwick-in-Elmet, near Leeds. Resigning the Rectory in the latter year, through his inability to reconcile his doctrinal views with the Book of Common Prayer, he retired into private life, and died at Lydney Park, Gloucestershire, Nov. 25, 1877. His works include, The Georgics of Virgil: Translated by W. H. B., 1849; Metrical Musings; or, Thoughts on Sacred Subjects in Verse, 1849; and Psalms and Hymns for Public and Private Use, 1831 (2nd ed. 1842). This last… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Shepherd of Israel, from above
Title: Shepherd of Israel
Author: William Hiley Bathurst
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

ST. AGNES (Dykes)

John B. Dykes (PHH 147) composed ST. AGNES for [Jesus the Very Thought of Thee]. Dykes named the tune after a young Roman Christian woman who was martyred in A.D. 304 during the reign of Diocletian. St. Agnes was sentenced to death for refusing to marry a nobleman to whom she said, "I am already eng…

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SILOAM (Woodbury)


CHILDHOOD (Dickinson)


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The Hymns from the Children's Hymnal; with a Service, for Sunday Schools #d180

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The Reformed Church Hymnal #270

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Primary School Carols #77

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Christian Hymns #286

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Church Hymnal #484

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #1175

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International Song Service #220

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Little Children's Book #70

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Songs of Praise #86

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Songs of Praise #262

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The Hymnary with Tunes #124a

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The New Children's Hymnal #257

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #669

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The Spirit of Praise #381

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #669

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