SDA Hymnal 197
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
1The King of love my Shepherd is,
Whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am His,
And He is mine forever.
2Where streams of living water flow
My ransomed soul He leadeth,
And, where the verdant pastures grow,
With food celestial feedeth.
3Perverse and foolish oft I strayed,
But yet in love He sought me,
And on His shoulder gently laid,
And home, rejoicing, brought me.
4And so through all the length of days
Thy goodness faileth never;
Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise
Within Thy house forever.
- Also sung to
- Dominus regit me (Church Hymnal #86)
- Scripture
- Psalm 23
The verse
- Meter
- 8.7.8.7
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 79% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
The King of love my Shepherd is,˘/˘/˘/˘˘8A
Whose goodness faileth never;˘/˘/˘/˘7B
I nothing lack if I am His,˘/˘/˘˘˘˘8A
And He is mine forever.˘˘˘/˘/˘7B
Verse 2
Where streams of living water flow//˘/˘/˘/8A
My ransomed soul He leadeth,˘/˘/˘/˘7B
And, where the verdant pastures grow,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
With food celestial feedeth.˘/˘/˘/˘7B
Verse 3
Perverse and foolish oft I strayed,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
But yet in love He sought me,˘/˘/˘/˘7B
And on His shoulder gently laid,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
And home, rejoicing, brought me.˘/˘/˘/˘7B
Verse 4
And so through all the length of days˘˘//˘/˘/8A
Thy goodness faileth never;//˘/˘/˘7B
Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise//˘˘˘///8A
Within Thy house forever.˘///˘/˘7B
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.