The Lord Is My Shepherd (Johnston)

The Lord is my shep­herd; lit­tle lambs

May safe­ly trust His care;

I shall not want

for He will lead

To pas­tures green and fair.

Beside the wa­ters safe and still

He guides me day by day;

And in the paths of right­eous­ness

He gent­ly leads the way.

Oh

lov­ing Shep­herd

call my name

And keep me near Thy side;

For Thou art ev­er­more the same

My guard­ian

friend and guide.

When thro’ the val­ley I must walk

Where death’s dark sha­dows fall

With rod and staff Thou wilt be near

To help me when I call.

A boun­te­ous table Thou dost spread

Thou giv­est more and more;

With all the bless­ings of Thy love

Behold

my cup runs o’er.

Thy care un­ceas­ing

I will trust

I fol­low af­ter Thee!

For Thou dost call me to Thy side

Thy lit­tle lamb to be.

Thy good­ness

mer­cy

love and truth

Shall fol­low me each day;

And I shall dwell in God’s own house:

My shep­herd says I may.