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Worship — Adoration of Christ

To thee, my Shepherd and my Lord

  • No. 116
  • Words Ottiwell Heginbotham.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

To thee, my Shepherd and my Lord,
A grateful song I'll raise;
O, let the humblest of thy flock
Attempt to speak thy praise.

2

My life, my joy, my hope, I owe
To thine amazing love;
Ten thousand thousand comforts here,
And nobler bliss above.

3

To thee my trembling spirit flies,
With sin and grief oppressed;
Thy gentle voice dispels my fears,
And lulls my cares to rest.

4

Lead on, dear Shepherd!—led by thee,
No evil shall I fear;
Soon shall I reach thy fold above,
And praise thee better there.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «116», reference line «546, 201, 227.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 546, 201 or 227); all four stanzas in the right column of p. 42 below hymn 115, «Ottiwell Heginbotham.» in italics at the end. The first word is in ordinary type (no small capitals). The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («raise ;», «love ;», «oppressed ;», «Shepherd !», «fear ;»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Adoration of Christ · No. 116 · printed page 42
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30