GENTLE SHEPHERD

Shepherd to the wounded lamb,

Come lay them gently down,

And softly wipe their weary brow,

With your blood-stained gown.

Heal them with one gentle word

And set their spirit free,

And then, dear Shepherd, quickly come

And do the same for me.

Sheep are dumb and lose their way

Without a shepherd’s hand,

And so it is today I ask

For you to help me stand.

Lead me through the troubled waters

And the fields of jagged stone,

And when, again, you find me wounded,

Please don’t leave me there alone.

Shepherd, hold my hand and lead me

As you keep me near the flock;

I’m a wounded lamb that needs to…

Lean upon the rock.