Sunday's Hymn

George Herbert at Bremerton from the painting by W. Dyce
(click on photo for larger view)

Following hymns written by William Cowper and John Donne, I’m posting another one written by a poet.

The God of Love My Shepherd Is

The God of love my Shepherd is,
And He that doth me feed;
While He is mine and I am His,
What can I want or need?

He leads me to the tender grass,
Where I both feed and rest;
Then to the streams that gently pass:
In both I have the best.

Or if I stray, He doth convert,
And bring my mind in frame,
And all this not for my desert,
But for His holy Name.

Yea, in death’s shady black abode
Well may I walk, not fear;
For Thou art with me, and Thy rod
To guard, Thy staff to bear.

Surely Thy sweet and wondrous love
Shall measure all my days;
And as it never shall remove
So neither shall my praise.

—George Herbert (1593-1633)

Other George Herbert poetry posted here:

• The Agonie
• The Storm
• The Holdfast
• Sin’s Round
• Sweet

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• Lord’s Day 25, 2009 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Rise Up, O Men of God at The Happy Wonderer
• Around the Throne of God in Heaven at Hiraeth
• O God, the Rock of Ages atFieldstone Cottage
• The Great Discovery from The Valley of Vision at The Upward Call.
• Jesus Loves Me at Tapestry of Graces
• Update: Your Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: The Folly of Toning Down Hard Truths
• Update: Comfort, Comfort Ye My Children at JoythruChrist

Have you posted a hymn today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by emailing me at the address in the sidebar and I’ll add your post to the list.

Comments

[kim from hiraeth]

What a wonderful hymn! I'm not familiar with that one! Thanks on for posting it; good reading on this Sabbath day!

[rebecca]

Ha! I hadn't intended to post that yet. I still have to put the links to other hymns in.