O Shepherd Divine

O Shepherd Divine

Text written by Herbert Work (1904-1982)

Sung to MY SHEPHERD Irregular, composed by Herbert Work

Psalm 23:1, 2 The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack.

He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.

Proverbs 3:24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid;

you will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.

Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,

shining brighter and brighter until midday.

Luke 15:4 What man among you, who has 100 sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the 99 in the open field and go after the lost one until he finds it? 

V. 1 O Shepherd divine, I know Thou art mine;

Thy search in the night was for me.

This bleak world is cold, but warm is Thy fold;

My Shepherd, I follow Thee.

Thy beautiful lamp shineth bright o'er my way,

Thy glorious light unto Thy perfect day.

Thro' pastures serene,

Thro' valleys of green,

My Shepherd, I follow Thee.

Psalm 85:10 Faithful love and truth will join together;

righteousness and peace will embrace.

Matthew 20:28 Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life — a ransom for many.

Philippians 3:7 But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ. 

V. 2 O Shepherd divine, I know Thou art mine;

Thy great heart was broken for me.

Thy grace and Thy law I picture in awe;

They kissed upon Calvary.

Ah! life that was given to ransom my soul,

Ah! heart that was broken to make sinners whole,

This world is but loss

In view of Thy cross,

My Shepherd, I follow Thee.

Psalm 23:2, 4 He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.  Even when I go through the darkest valley, I fear no danger,

for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff — they comfort me.

Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.

Matthew 4:19 “Follow Me,” He told them, “and I will make you fish for people! "

John 10:15 ...as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father. I lay down My life for the sheep.

V. 3 O Shepherd divine, I know Thou art mine;

I hear Thee say, "Follow thou Me."

Thy message today illumines my way;

The Spirit of Prophecy.

I thrill at Thy marvelous love to Thy sheep,

The way Thou dost lead to the still waters deep,

One staff and one rod,

One fold and one God,

My Shepherd, I follow Thee.