God our shepherd. <br /> <br />My Shepherd is the living Lord; <br />Now shall my wants be well supplied; <br />His providence and holy word <br />Become my safety and my guide. <br /> <br />In pastures where salvation grows <br />He makes me feed, he makes me rest; <br />There living water gently flows, <br />And all the food's divinely blest. <br /> <br />My wand'ring feet his ways mistake, <br />But he restores my soul to peace, <br />And leads me, for his mercy's sake, <br />In the fair paths of righteousness. <br /> <br />Though I walk through the gloomy vale <br />Where death and all its terrors are, <br />My heart and hope shall never fail, <br />For God my Shepherd's with me there. <br /> <br />Amidst the darkness and the deeps <br />Thou art my comfort, thou my stay; <br />Thy staff supports my feeble steps, <br />Thy rod directs my doubtful way. <br /> <br />The sons of earth, and sons of hell, <br />Gaze at thy goodness, and repine <br />To see my table spread so well <br />With living bread and cheerful wine. <br /> <br />[How I rejoice when on my head <br />Thy Spirit condescends to rest! <br />'Tis a divine anointing, shed <br />Like oil of gladness at a feast. <br /> <br />Surely the mercies of the Lord <br />Attend his household all their days; <br />There will I dwell to hear his word, <br />To seek his face, and sing his praise.<br /><br />Isaac Watts<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/psalm-23/
