768    7s     W. Hammond
“I ... know my sheep, and am known of mine.” John 10. 14

1 Jesus, Shepherd of the sheep,
  Thou thy flock dost feed and keep;
  Sweetest pasture dost prepare,
  Watchest them with tender care.

2 Thee the sheep profess and own,
  Thee they love, and thee alone;
  Thee they follow in the way;
  Strangers will they not obey.

3 Thou dost call them by their names;
  In thy bosom bear’st the lambs;
  They protection seek, and rest,
  In their Shepherd’s loving breast.

4 Lord, thy wandering sheep behold;
  Bring them back into thy fold;
  On thy shoulders bear them home;
  Suffer them no more to roam.

5 Lead them into pastures green,
  Where thy lovely face is seen;
  Make them to those fountains go,
  Where the living waters flow.