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The King of Love My Shepherd Is

Henry Williams Baker

“The King of Love My Shepherd Is” as printed in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920).

Henry Williams Baker: Collected Lyrics Text 1 1920 · historical text
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Verse 1

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The King of love my Shep-herd is,

Whose good ness fail-eth nev-er;

I noth-ing lack if I am his,

And he is mine for-ev er.

Where streams of liv-ing wa-ter flow,

My ran-somed soul he lead-eth,

And, where the ver-dant pas-tures grow,

With food ce-les-tial feed-eth.

Per verse and fool-ish oft I strayed,

But yet in love he sought me,

And on his shoulder gen-tly laid,

And home, re-joic-ing brought me.

In death's dark vale I fear no ill

With thee, dear Lord, be side me;

Thy rod and staff my com-fort still,

Thy cross be- fore to guide me.

And so through all the length of days,

Thy good-ness fail-eth nev-er;

Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise

With-in thy house for-ev-er.

Credits

Written by Henry Williams Baker

Words by Henry Williams Baker. Historical text published in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

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The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), “The King of Love My Shepherd Is”

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