Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Guidance and Protection

The Lord is my Shepherd, he makes me repose

  • No. 780
  • Words Knox.
  • 2 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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The Lord is my Shepherd, he makes me reposeWhere the pastures in beauty are growing;He leads me afar from the world and its woes,Where in peace the still waters are flowing.

2

He strengthens my spirit, he shows me the pathWhere the arms of his love shall enfold me;And when I walk through the dark valley of death,His rod and his staff will uphold me!

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «780» (large) in the right column of p. 255, below «Thomas Hastings.» of hymn 779, with NO reference line; two stanzas of four long verses, «Knox.» in italics after stanza 2. The first word «THE» is set in capitals and small capitals; written in ordinary type here. The stanza numbers are printed without a full stop («1 THE», «2 He»); they are numbered «1.» and «2.» here as in the other deliveries of this book. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. The long verses are broken by the narrow column («makes me / repose», «are / growing;», «and its / woes,», «are / flowing.», «shows me / the path», «shall enfold / me;», «dark val- / ley of death,»); they are joined here, one verse per line, «valley» written whole. The printer's thin space before «;» and «!» («growing ;», «me !») is closed up here. Line 1 of each stanza ends without punctuation («repose», «the path»), as printed. No meter is printed (the text is 11s & 10s, the metre of STILL WATER. 11s & 10s. P., hymn 779, printed just above it). 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. 780 · printed page 255
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02