90 IV.
For a Christian Child.
7,7,7,7,7,7
Weil ich Jesu Schäflein bin
Luise H. von Hayn. 1724-1782.
Seeing I am Jesus' lamb, Ever glad at heart I am O'er my Shepherd kind and good, Who provides me daily food, And His lamb by name doth call, For He knows and loves us all. | Guided by His gentle staff Where the sunny pastures laugh, I go in and out and feed, Lacking nothing that I need; When I thirst my feet He brings To the fresh and living springs. | Must I not rejoice for this? He is mine, and I am His, And when these bright days are past, Safely in His arms at last He will bear me home to heaven; Ah what joy hath Jesus given! | |