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Text:My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
Author:Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Tune:RESIGNATION

732. My Shepherd Will Supply My Need

1 My Shepherd will supply my need;
The Lord God is his name.
In pastures green he makes me feed,
Beside the living stream.
He brings my wand'ring spirit back,
When I forsake his ways;
And leads me for his mercy's sake,
In paths of truth and grace.

2 When I walk through the shades of death,
Your presence is my stay;
One word of your supporting breath
Drives all my fears away.
Your hand, in sight of all my foes,
Does still my table spread;
My cup with blessings overflows,
Your oil anoints my head.

3 The sure provisions of my God
Attend me all my days;
O may your house be my abode,
And all my work be praise!
There would I find a settled rest,
While others go and come,
No more a stranger nor a guest;
But like a child at home.

Text Information
First Line: My Shepherd will supply my need
Title: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Meter: 86 86 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2003
Scripture:
Topic: Care of the Sick; Comfort; Death/Dying (6 more...)
Tune Information
Name: RESIGNATION
Meter: 86 86 D
Key: C Major
Source: William Walker's Southern Harmony, 1835



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