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Good Shepherdby Mary Van Nattan
 
Psalm 
23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.2 He maketh me to lie 
down in green pastures:
 he leadeth me beside the still waters.
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silent pool, a deep refreshing draught,The purest water from the purest Rock 
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 These shall be yours,
 Oh, thirsty flock of Jesus.
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pasture green of richest grass so rare,That all abide in satisfaction there 
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 This shall be thine,
 Oh, hungering sheep of Jesus.
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   | A 
quiet resting place, a cool retreat,A shield and shadow from the burning heat 
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 These shall be yours,
 Oh, weary flock of Jesus.
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   |  | A 
strong Deliverer, a faithful Guide,A tower of refuge, a wall on every side 
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 These shall be thine,
 Oh, fearful sheep of Jesus.
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   | A 
Shepherd kind, a Friend forever true,A gentle touch, a comforting word to 
you -
 These shall be yours,
 Oh, suffering flock of Jesus.
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   |  | A 
piano coversm embrace, a folding safe within,A place called home, sweet fellowship 
and kin -
 These shall be thine,
 Oh, lonely sheep of Jesus.
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   John 
10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep...14 
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
 Aug. 
2005Poem may be used unaltered.
 
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