Hymn
Dear Savior, if these lambs should stray
Dear Saviour, if these lambs should stray
From thy secure enclosure's bound,
And, lured by worldly joys away,
Among the thoughtless crowd be found;--
Remember still that they are thine,
That thy dear sacred name they bear;
Think that the seal of love divine,
The sign of covenant grace they wear.
In all their erring, sinful years,
Oh, let them ne'er forgotten be;
Remember all the prayers and tears
Which made them consecrate to thee.
And when these lips no more can pray,
These eyes can weep for them no more,
Turn thou their feet from folly's way;
The wanderers to thy fold restore.
Dear Savior, if these lambs should stray — Text from Laudes Domini, 1888. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/dear-savior-if-these-lambs-should-stray
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Who wrote Dear Savior, if these lambs should stray?
The words of Dear Savior, if these lambs should stray were written by Abby Hyde; the version here was published in 1888. The library holds 2 more hymns by Abby Hyde, including And canst thou, sinner, slight and The Spirit's Call.
Is Dear Savior, if these lambs should stray public domain?
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What is the metre of Dear Savior, if these lambs should stray?
Dear Savior, if these lambs should stray is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Gospel of Christ, Awake! O Church of God, Awake! and Living to Serve the Cause of Christ.