…by Anne Cook, 
Guest Contributor

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.” John 10:11

My Jesus, shepherd me, I can’t see why

You would lay down your life to save lost sheep

My Jesus, shepherd me, I wonder when

This lost lamb will trust you, my dreams to keep

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My Jesus, shepherd me, I don’t know how

To hear your voice in a sea of strangers

My Jesus, shepherd me, I can’t tell where 

To place my steps to avoid life’s dangers

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My Jesus, shepherd me, please show me what 

I must do, so in your arms I will stay

My Jesus, shepherd me, without you who

Would own and know me and keep wolves away?

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My Jesus, shepherd me, by rod and staff

Bring beauty and union on my behalf.

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“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.” Psalm 23 KJV

Other references: John 10; Zechariah 11