The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3364

3364. Jesus Makes My Heart Rejoice

1. Jesus makes my heart rejoice,
I’m His sheep, and know His voice;
He’s a shepherd, kind and gracious,
And His pastures are delicious;
Constant love to me He shows,
Yea, my very name He knows.

2. Trusting His mild staff always,
I go in and out in peace;
He will feed me with treasure
Of His grace in richest measure;
When athirst to Him I cry,
Living water He’ll supply.

3. Should not I for gladness leap,
Led by Jesus as His sheep?
For when these blest days are over,
To the arms of my dear Savior
I shall be conveyed to rest:
Amen, yea, my lot is blest.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus makes my heart rejoice
• Title: Jesus Makes My Heart Rejoice
• German Title: Weil ich Jesu Schäflein bin
• Author: Henriette L. von Hayn, 1724-1782
• Translator (from German): Frederick W. Foster (1789)
• Meter: 77.88.77
• Language: English
• Source: Brüder Gesangbuch, 1778; translation in Moravian Hymn Book (London: 1789)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HERRNHUT
• Composer: Anonymous
• Meter: 77.88.77
• Incipit: 51234 54351 23454
• Key: G Major
• Source: Herrnhutter Choralbuch, 1735
• Copyright: Public Domain