Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

Words: Ed­ward Will­et, in The Emo­ry Hym­nal No. 2 (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1891), page 163.

Music: Ma­ri­an E. Og­den, in Gems of Song, ed­it­ed by Ira D. San­key et al. (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main, 1901), page 7 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

illustration
Christ the Shepherd
Bernhard Plockhorst (1825–1907)
Wikimedia Commons

Weak and sin­ful tho’ we are,
This glo­ri­ous hope we hold
Jesus will not leave His lambs
Outside the fold.
Outside the fold, out­side the fold,
Jesus will not leave His lambs
Outside the fold.

Tho’ we oft­en lose our way,
In dark­est night and cold,
Jesus will not let us stay
Outside the fold.
Outside the fold, out­side the fold,
Jesus will not let us stay
Outside the fold.

He will save us from our sin,
And all its dread alarms,
He will keep us safe with­in
His lov­ing arms.
Safe in His arms, safe in His arms,
He will keep us safe with­in
His lov­ing arms.