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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 136 · Words: Scottish Psalter, 1650 · Tune: CRIMOND
The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A metrical paraphrase of Psalm 23 from the 1650 Scottish Psalter, one of the most beloved versifications of 'The Lord is my shepherd' in Protestant hymnody. Paired with the tune CRIMOND (Irvine, 1872), it is especially associated with Scottish and British worship.
Verse 1
The Lord’s my shepherd,
I’ll not want.
He makes me down to lie
in pastures green;
he leadeth me
the quiet waters by.
Verse 2
My soul he doth
restore again,
and me to walk doth make
within the paths
of righteousness,
e’en for his own name’s sake.
Verse 3
Yea, though I walk
in death’s dark vale,
yet will I fear no ill;
for thou art with me,
and thy rod and staff
me comfort still.
Verse 4
My table thou hast
furnished in presence
of my foes;
my head thou dost
with oil anoint,
and my cup overflows.
Verse 5
Goodness and mercy
all my life
shall surely follow me;
and in God’s house
forevermore
my dwelling place shall be.
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