O Bom Pastor

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Escutem quando conto

Author: S. E. McNair
Tune: [Come hear me tell the story Paul and Silas loved so well]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Escutem quando conto
Como foi que meu Senhor
Ganhou Seu rico nome
De Jesus, o Bom Pastor.
Foi sobre a cruz sangrenta
Que Ele, muito bem o sei,
Cedeu a própria vida
Por amor da Sua grei.

Refrain:
Amor, amor da Sua grei,
Cedeu a própria vida (bis)
Por amor da Sua grei.

2 Com incansável zelo
Seu rebanho protegeu;
Aos sem vigor e tímidos
A Sua mão valeu.
Mas quando o lobo apareceu,
Feroz, destruidor,
Então a própria vida
Deu, levado pelo amor.

3 E desde o céu o Bom Pastor
Ainda cuidará
De cada ovelha que Seu Pai
Com tanto amor Lhe dá;
Pois Ele, a Quem Seu povo
Chama Sumo e Bom Pastor,
Por nós a Sua vida
Deu, levado pelo amor.

Source: Hinos e Cânticos: com música #72

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Author: S. E. McNair

Stuart Edmund McNair was born on March 8, 1867, in Brighton, England, and grew up in Croydon. He was the son of Lindsay William McNair and Harriet Agnes Turrell. He graduated in civil engineering, mechanical drawing, and theology. At 14, he had a significant experience with theologian John Nelson Darby, which influenced his spiritual journey. In 1891, McNair moved to Lisbon, where he worked for five years. In 1896, at 29 years old, he arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to do missionary work. Over the years, he evangelized in several Brazilian cities and traveled to Argentina, Spain, and Portugal, including a three-year stay in Coimbra, where he evangelized university students. In addition to his evangelism, McNair made a significant c… Go to person page >

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