The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1645

1645. Faithful Shepherd, Feed Me

The original poem had 22 stanzas. 13-16 and 18 are shown below:

Faithful Shepherd, feed me
In the pastures green;
Faithful Shepherd, lead me
Where Thy steps are seen.

Hold me fast, and guide me
In the narrow way;
So, with Thee beside me,
I shall never stray.

Daily bring me nearer
To the heav’nly shore;
Make my faith grow clearer,
May I love Thee more.

Hallow every pleasure,
Every gift and pain;
Be Thyself my treasure,
Though none else I gain.

Day by day prepare me
As Thou seest best,
Then let angels bear me
To Thy promised rest.

Text Information

• First Line: Faithful Shepherd, feed me
• Title: Faithful Shepherd, Feed Me
• Author: Thomas B. Pollock (1868)
• Meter: 65.65
• Language: English
• Source: The Gospeller, December 1868
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: PASTOR PASTORUM
• Composer: Friedrich Silcher (1841)
• Meter: 65.65
• Incipit: 56543 21236 73235
• Key: D Major
• Source: Zwolf Kinderlieder aus dem Anhange des Speckterschen Fabelbuches, zweistimmig komponiert von Friedrich Silcher (Tübingen, Germany: 1841)
• Copyright: Public Domain