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The King of Love My Shepherd Is
Verse 1
The King of love my Shepherd is,
Whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am His,
And He is mine forever.
Whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am His,
And He is mine forever.
Verse 2
Where streams of living water flow
My ransomed soul He leadeth,
And, where the verdant pastures grow,
With food celestial feedeth.
My ransomed soul He leadeth,
And, where the verdant pastures grow,
With food celestial feedeth.
Verse 3
Perverse and foolish, oft I strayed,
But yet in love He sought me,
And on His shoulder gently laid,
And home, rejoicing, brought me.
But yet in love He sought me,
And on His shoulder gently laid,
And home, rejoicing, brought me.
Verse 4
And so through all the length of days
Thy goodness faileth never;
Good Shepherd! I would sing Thy praise
Within Thy house forever.
Thy goodness faileth never;
Good Shepherd! I would sing Thy praise
Within Thy house forever.
Baker's paraphrase of Psalm 23 became one of the most beloved English hymns and has been set to various tunes.