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Hymnal Number
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About this Hymn
It is amazing how Isaac Watts could take one of the most beloved texts in the Bible and somehow make it sweeter and more personal. Not only will we "dwell in the house of the Lord forever," as David says, but we will be more than guests or strangers—we will be like children at home (John 1:12).
Lyrics
Verse 1
My Shepherd will supply my need: Jehovah is his name; in pastures fresh he makes me feed beside the living stream. He brings my wand'ring spirit back when I forsake his ways, and leads me, for his mercies' sake, in paths of truth and grace.
Verse 2
When I walk through the shades of death, thy presence is my stay; one word of thy supporting breath drives all my fears away. Thy hand in sight of all my foes doth still my table spread: my cup with blessings overflows; thine oil anoints my head.
Verse 3
The sure provisions of my God attend me all my days; oh, may thy house be my abode, and all my work be praise. There would I find a settled rest, while others go and come; no more a stranger, nor a guest, but like a child at home.
My Shepherd will supply my need: Jehovah is his name; in pastures fresh he makes me feed beside the living stream. He brings my wand'ring spirit back when I forsake his ways, and leads me, for his mercies' sake, in paths of truth and grace.
Verse 2
When I walk through the shades of death, thy presence is my stay; one word of thy supporting breath drives all my fears away. Thy hand in sight of all my foes doth still my table spread: my cup with blessings overflows; thine oil anoints my head.
Verse 3
The sure provisions of my God attend me all my days; oh, may thy house be my abode, and all my work be praise. There would I find a settled rest, while others go and come; no more a stranger, nor a guest, but like a child at home.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Isaac Watts, 1719
Music: The Beauties of Harmony, 5th ed., 1828
Music: The Beauties of Harmony, 5th ed., 1828