Come, dearest Lord, and feed thy sheep

Verse 1

Come, dearest Lord, and feed thy sheep,
On this sweet day of rest;
Oh! bless the flock, and make this fold
Enjoy a heavenly feast.

Verse 1

Come, dearest Lord, and feed thy sheep,
On this sweet day of rest;
O bless this flock, and make this fold
Enjoy a heavenly rest.

Verse 2

Welcome and precious is my soul
Are these sweet days of love,
But what a Sabbath shall I keep
When I shall rest above!

Verse 2

Welcome and precious to my soul
Are these sweet days of love,
But what a Sabbath shall I keep
When I shall rest above!

Verse 3

come, Lord Jesus, I long, I long,
Thy footsteps, Lord, I trace:
Here, in thine own appointed way,
I wait to see thy face.

Verse 3

I come, I wait, I hear, I pray;
Thy footsteps, Lord, I trace:
Here, in thine own appointed way,
I wait to see thy face.

Verse 4

Come on the wings of love and peace, On
wings which my Lord I've seen;
And oft, when feasting on his word,
In rapture I have been.

Verse 4

These are the sweet and precious days
On which my Lord I've seen;
And oft, when feasting on his word,
In raptures I have been.

Verse 5

Oh! if my soul, when Christ appears,
In the sweet frame be found,
I'll sleep my Savior in mine arms,
And leave this earthly ground!

Verse 5

O, if my soul, when Christ appears,
In this sweet frame be found,
I'll clasp my Saviour in my arms,
And leave this earthly ground!