Scripture Verse

He leadeth me beside still waters, He restoreth my soul. Psalm 23:1–3

Introduction

Words: Phi­lip P. Bliss, Gos­pel Songs (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: John Church, 1874), num­ber 49.

Music: Mum­bai Phi­lip P. Bliss, 1874 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Philip P. Bliss (1838–1876)

Lyrics

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

See the gen­tle Shep­herd stand­ing
Where the qui­et wa­ters flow;
To the pas­tures green in­vit­ing,
Hungry, thirs­ty, let us go.

Refrain

Where He leads we will fol­low,
Where He leads we will fol­low,
Where He leads we will fol­low,
We will fol­low all the way.

Only by the door we en­ter,
All who en­ter He will save;
Life abun­dant­ly be­stow­ing,
Though His life the Shep­herd gave.

Refrain

Safe with­in the fold He leads us,
He the shep­herd, we His own;
And as Him the Fa­ther know­eth,
Precious thought—of Him we’re known.

Refrain