Hymn
Like Sheep We Went Astray
- Writer
- Isaac Watts
Like sheep we went astray,
And broke the fold of God
Each wandering in a different way,
But all the downward road.
How dreadful was the hour,
When God our wanderings laid,
And did at once his vengeance pour
Upon the Shepherd's head!
How glorious was the grace,
When Christ sustained the stroke!
His life and blood the Shepherd pays,
A ransom for the flock.
But God shall raise his head,
O'er all the sons of men,
And make him see a numerous seed,
To recompense his pain.
Like Sheep We Went Astray — Text from Laudes Domini, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/like-sheep-we-went-astray
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Like Sheep We Went Astray?
The words of Like Sheep We Went Astray were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including The Almost Christian and Christian Love.
Is Like Sheep We Went Astray public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Laudes Domini, published in 1890. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the meter of Like Sheep We Went Astray?
Like Sheep We Went Astray is in Short Meter (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Our Heavenly Father! hear, Today is the Accepted Time and For a Revival.