Christ My Song - 612
Let not terrors haunt thee - The Good Shepherd
(Ray Palmer/Johannes Thomas Rüegg)
The Good Shepherd.
"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life." (John 10, 27-28)
1. Let not terrors haunt thee,
let no foe alarm,
e'en death shall not daunt thee,
nor hell do thee harm;
thy Lord, ever living,
new strength for each hour
in thy need ever giving,
shall gird thee with power. (PDF - Midi)
2. What though he may try thee
as gold in the fire;
he will not deny thee
thy fondest desire;
thy yearning he heedeth,
thy love knoweth well,
and where he his flock feedeth,
will bring thee to dwell.
3. Let gladness possess thee,
let hope cheer thee still;
he reigneth to bless thee,
thy cup he shall fill;
let faith, never failing,
all peacefully rest,
till, his dear face unveiling,
he maketh thee blessed.
1875.
Ray Palmer, in: The Poetical Works of Ray Palmer, 1876, 94-95.