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Tender Shepherd Thou Hast Stilld
MEINEN JESUM LASS' ICH NICHT-Neuverfertigtes Gesa
ngbuch, Darmstadt, 1699
MEINHOLD-Johann Sebastian Bach
JESUS CHRIST, MY SURE DEFENCE-German, 1656
Tender Shepherd, Thou Hast Still'd
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Tender Shepherd, Thou hast still'd
Now Thy little lamb's brief weeping;
Oh, how peaceful, pale, and mild,
In its narrow bed 'tis sleeping,
And no sigh of anguish sore
Heaves that little bosom more.
In a world of pain and care,
Lord, Thou wouldst no longer leave it
To Thy meadows bright and fair
Lovingly Thou dost receive it;
Clothed in robes of spotless white
Now it dwells with Thee in light.
Ah, Lord Jesu, grant that we
There may live where it is living,
And the blissful pastures see
That its heavenly food are giving;
Lost awhile our treasured love,
Gain'd for ever, safe above.