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Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep
Verse 1
Loving Shepherd of Thy sheep,
Keep Thy lamb, in safety keep;
Nothing can Thy power withstand;
None can pluck me from Thy hand.
Keep Thy lamb, in safety keep;
Nothing can Thy power withstand;
None can pluck me from Thy hand.
Verse 2
Loving Shepherd, ever near,
Teach Thy lamb Thy voice to hear;
Suffer not my steps to stray
From the straight and narrow way.
Teach Thy lamb Thy voice to hear;
Suffer not my steps to stray
From the straight and narrow way.
Verse 3
Where Thou leadest I would go,
Walking in Thy steps below,
Till within the heavenly fold
I my Shepherd shall behold.
Walking in Thy steps below,
Till within the heavenly fold
I my Shepherd shall behold.
Borthwick's poem emphasizes Christ's tender care for the weak and vulnerable members of his flock.