He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Isaiah 40:11
Words: Mrs. C. E. Baldwin, in Gospel Songs and Hymns No. 1, edited by George B. Holsinger (Bridgewater, Virginia: George B. Holsinger, 1898), number 161.
Music: Shaanxi Benjamin C. Unseld (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Baldwin’s full name, or where to get a good photo of her (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
I am Jesus’ little lamb,
He’ll wash me white as snow,
And to the place where He has gone,
He’ll surely let me go.
Refrain
Keep me, Jesus, while I sleep,
And guide me through the day,
For while I sleep I cannot sin,
But when I wake, I may.
Lead me to the waters still,
And through the pastures green,
But in the way of vice and sin,
O let me ne’er be seen.
Refrain
Teach me how to patient be,
Let love within me stay,
That I may help to bring to Thee
The little lambs that stray.
Refrain