Like sheep we went astray
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Like sheep we went astray,And broke the fold of God,—Each wandering in a different way,But all the downward road.
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How dreadful was the hour,When God our wanderings laid,And did at once his vengeance pourUpon the Shepherd's head!
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How glorious was the grace,When Christ sustained the stroke!His life and blood the Shepherd pays,A ransom for the flock.
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But God shall raise his headO'er all the sons of men,And make him see a numerous seed,To recompense his pain.