Verse 1

JESUS, Thy wandering sheep behold! See, Lord, with tenderest pity see The sheep that cannot find the fold, Till sought and gathered in by Thee.

Verse 2

Lost are they now, and scattered wide, In pain, and weariness, and want; With no kind shepherd near to guide The sick, and spiritless, and faint.

Verse 3

Thou, only Thou, the kind and good And sheep-redeeming Shepherd art: Collect Thy flock, and give them food, And pastors after Thine own heart.

Verse 4

Give the pure word of general grace, And great shall be the preachers’ crowd; Preachers, who all the sinful race Point to the all-atoning blood.

Verse 5

Open their mouth, and utterance give; Give them a trumpet-voice, to call On all the world to turn and live, Through faith in Him who died for all.

Verse 6

Thy only glory let them seek; O let their hearts with love o’erflow! Let them believe, and therefore speak, And spread thy mercy’s praise below.

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