Number: 132
English: 
Title: How Tenderly Our Shepherd Kind
Name: 
Words: Sam Jones
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How ten¤der¤ly our ¤Shep¤herd kind
Would lure our ¤souls to stay
Be¤side the qui¤et ¤wa¤ters now,
Where we might rest and pray.

Drawn by His Spir¤it ¤I would seek
That life of ¤hid¤den rest
And prove the sweet¤ness ¤of His yoke
When wea¤ried and op¤pressed.

Much com¤ing and much ¤go¤ing proves
How weak our ¤faith and love,
Re¤luc¤tant¤ly the ¤life of self
Yields to the life a¤bove.

From self and all that ¤self holds dear
For ev¤er ¤turn a¤way,
And in¤to God’s most ¤ten¤der hands,
Yield all thy life as clay.

The pot¤ter then with ¤heav’n¤ly skill
Will mould and ¤fash¤ion you,
Con¤form your life that ¤you may bear
His im¤age clear and true.