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The Lord’s My Shepherd
1. The Lord’s my shepherd; I’ll not want.
He makes me down to lie
In pastures green;
He leadeth me The quiet waters by.
He leadeth me, He leadeth me
The quiet waters by.
2. My soul He doth restore again
And me to walk doth make
Within the paths of righteousness,
E’en for His own name’s sake;
Within the paths of righteousness,
E’en for His own name’s sake.
3. Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale,
Yet will I fear no ill;
For Thou art with me, and Thy rod
And staff me comfort still;
For Thou art with me, and
Thy rod And staff me comfort still.
4. My table Thou hast furnished
In presence of my foes;
My head Thou dost with oil anoint,
And my cup overflows.
My head Thou dost with oil anoint,
And my cup overflows.
5. Goodness and mercy all my life
Shall surely follow me,
And in God’s house forevermore
My dwelling place shall be;
And in God’s house forevermore
My dwelling place shall be.
Text: Scottish Psalter, 1650; based on Psalm 23
Music: James Leith Macbeth Bain, 1915; arr. 2025 | BROTHER JAMES’S AIR
Music arr. © 2025 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial Church or home use.