Scripture Verse

I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. John 10:16

Introduction

Words: Al­ex­cen­ah Tho­mas, 1885. This is Tho­mas’ most po­pu­lar work: It ap­pears in al­most 300 hym­nals.

Music: Will­iam A. Og­den (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Tho­mas (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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William A. Ogden (1841–1897)

Lyrics

Hark! ’tis the Shep­herd’s voice I hear
Out in the de­sert dark and drear,
Calling the sheep who’ve gone as­tray
Far from the Shep­herd’s fold away.

Refrain

Bring them in, bring them in,
Bring them in from the fields of sin;
Bring them in, bring them in,
Bring the wan­d’ring ones to Je­sus.

Who’ll go and help this Shep­herd kind,
Help Him the wand’ring ones to find?
Who’ll bring the lost ones to the fold,
Where they’ll be shel­tered from the cold?

Refrain

Out in the de­sert hear their cry,
Out on the moun­tains wild and high;
Hark! ’tis the Mas­ter speaks to thee,
Go find My sheep where’er they be.

Refrain