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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GREAT SHEPHERD OF THE SHEEP, by CHARLES WESLEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Jesus, great shepherd of the sheep
Last Line: And reign above the sky.
Subject(s): Jesus Christ
First Line: Jesus, great shepherd of the sheep
Last Line: And reign above the sky.
Subject(s): Jesus Christ
Jesus, great Shepherd of the sheep,
To Thee for help we fly:
Thy little flock in safety keep,
For Oh! the wolf is nigh.
He comes, of hellish malice full,
To scatter, tear, and slay;
He seizes every straggling soul
As his own lawful prey.
Us into Thy protection take,
And gather with Thine arm;
Unless the fold we first forsake,
The wolf can never harm.
We laugh to scorn his cruel power,
While by our Shepherd's side;
The sheep he never can devour,
Unless he first divide.
O do not suffer him to part
The souls that here agree;
But make us of one mind and heart,
And keep us one in Thee.
Together let us sweetly live,
Together let us die;
And each a starry crown receive,
And reign above the sky.
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