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THE SHEPHERD, FR. SONGS OF INNOCENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE

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First Line: HOW SWEET IS THE SHEPHERD'S SWEET LOT
Last Line: FOR THEY KNOW WHEN THEIR SHEPHERD IS NIGH.
Subject(s): BIBLE; INNOCENCE; MYTHOLOGY; SHEPHERDS & SHEPHERDESSES;
How sweet is the Shepherd's sweet lot!
From the morn to the evening he stays;
He shall follow his sheep all the day,
And his tongue shall be filled with praise.

For he hears the lambs' innocent call,
And he hears the ewes' tender reply;
He is watching while they are in peace,
For they know when their Shepherd is nigh.




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