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| Text: | Tender Shepherd, Thou hast stilled |
| Author: | J. W. Meinhold |
| Tune: | [Tender Shepherd, Thou hast stilled] |
1 Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled
Now Thy little lamb's brief weeping;
Ah, how peaceful, pale, and mild,
In its narrow bed 'tis sleeping!
And no sigh of anguish sore
Heaves that little bosom more.
2 In this world of pain and care,
Lord, Thou wouldst no longer leave it;
To Thy heavenly meadows fair
Lovingly thou dost receive it.
Clothed in robes of spotless white,
Now it dwells with Thee in light.
3 O Lord Jesus, grant that we
Where may live where it is living,
And the blissful pastures see
That its heavenly food are giving;
Then the gain of death we prove,
Though Thou take what most we love.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Tender Shepherd, Thou hast stilled |
| Author: | J. W. Meinhold (1835) |
| Meter: | 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7. |
| Publication Date: | 1913 |
| Topic: | The Last Things: Burial of Children; Resurrection |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | [Tender Shepherd, Thou hast stilled] |
| Meter: | 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7. |
| Key: | F Major |
| Source: | Lüneburgisches Gesangbuch, 1686 |
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