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1. Let thy kingdom, blessed Savior,
Come and bid our jarring cease;
Come, O come and reign forever,
God of love, and prince of peace:
Visit now thy precious Zion,
See thy people mourn and weep;
Day and night thy lambs are crying,
Come good Shepherd feed thy sheep!
2. Many follow men's inventions,
And submit to human laws;
Hence division and contentions,
Sully the Redeemer's cause:
Hence we suffer persecution,
While the foolish virgins sleep;
All is uproar and confusion,
Come good Shepherd, tend thy sheep.
3. Some of Paul, some of Apollos,
Some of Cephas, none agree;
Jesus let us hear thee call us,
Help us Lord to follow thee:
Then we'll rush through what encumbers,
Every hindrance overleap;
Fearing not their force or numbers,
Come good Shepherd, feed thy sheep!
4. Lord in us there is no merit,
We've been sinners from our youth:
Guide us Lord by thy good Spirit,
That shall teach us all thy truth:
On the gospel word we'll venture,
Till in death's cold arms we sleep;
Love's our bond, and Christ our center,
Come good Shepherd, feed thy sheep!
5. Come good Lord, with courage arm us,
Persecution we'll not fear;
Nothing Lord we know can harm us,
While our loving Shepherd's near;
Glory, glory be to Jesus,
At his name our hearts do leap;
He both comforts us and frees us,
The good Shepherd feeds his sheep.
6. Hear the Prince of your salvation,
Saying, "Fear not little flock,
I myself am your foundation,
Ye are built upon this rock:
Shun the paths of vice and folly,
Lest you sink into the deep;
Look to me and be ye holy,
I delight to feed my sheep."
7. Christ alone our soul shall rest on.
Taught by him we own his name;
Sweetest of all names is Jesus,
How it doth our hearts enflame:
Glory! glory! give him glory,
Strong is he and he will keep;
He will clear our way before us,
The good Shepherd feeds his sheep.