Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Guidance and Protection

Jesus, great Shepherd of the sheep

  • No. 760
  • Words Charles Wesley.
  • 6 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Jesus, great Shepherd of the sheep,To thee for help we fly;Thy little flock in safety keep,For O, the wolf is nigh!

2

He comes, of hellish malice full,To scatter, tear, and slay;He seizes every straying soulAs his own lawful prey.

3

Us into thy protection take,And gather with thine arm;Unless the fold we first forsake,The wolf can never harm.

4

We laugh to scorn his cruel powerWhile by our Shepherd's side;The sheep he never can devour,Unless he first divide.

5

O do not suffer him to partThe souls that here agree;But make us of one mind and heart,And keep us one in thee.

6

Together let us sweetly live,Together let us die;And each a starry crown receive,And reign above the sky.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «760» (large) in the left column of p. 247, under «Henry F. Lyte.» of hymn 759 (COMMUNION), with the italic reference line «201, 114, 204.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 201, 114 or 204) beside the number; stanzas 1–4 stand at the foot of the left column (no author line there), stanzas 5–6 continue at the top of the right column, followed by «Charles Wesley.» in italics; then hymn 761 begins. The first word «JESUS» is set in capitals and small capitals. The second and fourth lines of each stanza are indented in the print. The print's thin space before «;» and «!» is closed up; apostrophes are written straight. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., like the three tunes referred to). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Guidance and Protection · No. 760 · printed page 247
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02