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Millennial Harp 53

O Shepherd Divine

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1O 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. Through valleys of green, My Shepherd, I follow Thee.

2O 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 up on Calvary. Ah! life that was given, near to my soul, Ah! heart that was broken to make sinners whole. This thrill at Thy marvelous love unto Thy sheep, The way Thou dost lead to the still waters deep. One pastures serene, My Shepherd, I follow Thee.

3O Shepherd divine, I know Thou art mine; I hear Thee say, "Follow thou Me." Thy mes sage to day illumines my way; The Spirit of Prophecy. Thy world is but loss In view of Thy cross, My Shepherd, I follow Thee. One staff and one rod, One fold and one God; My Shepherd, I follow Thee.

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Verse 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. Through valleys of green, My Shepherd, I follow Thee.˘/˘˘/˘//////˘˘/˘˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘///˘˘//˘//˘///˘˘//˘/˘////˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/69A

Verse 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 up on Calvary. Ah! life that was given, near to my soul, Ah! heart that was broken to make sinners whole. This thrill at Thy marvelous love unto Thy sheep, The way Thou dost lead to the still waters deep. One pastures serene, My Shepherd, I follow Thee.˘/˘˘/˘///////˘/˘˘˘//˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘///˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘//˘˘//˘//˘////˘˘//˘///˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/91A

Verse 3

O Shepherd divine, I know Thou art mine; I hear Thee say, "Follow thou Me." Thy mes sage to day illumines my way; The Spirit of Prophecy. Thy world is but loss In view of Thy cross, My Shepherd, I follow Thee. One staff and one rod, One fold and one God; My Shepherd, I follow Thee.˘/˘˘/˘////˘////˘/˘/˘/˘/????˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘///˘////˘//˘/˘˘/˘/70A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.