Hymn
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
My Shepherd will supply my need,
Jehovah is his name;
In pastures fresh he makes me feed,
Beside the living stream.
He brings my wandering spirit back,
When I forsake his ways;
And leads me, for his mercy's sake,
In paths of truth and grace.
When I walk through the shades of death,
Thy presence is my stay;
A word of thy supporting breath,
Drives all my fears away.
Thy hand, in sight of all my foes,
Doth still my table spread;
My cup with blessings overflows,
Thine oil anoints my head.
The sure provisions of my God
Attend me all my days;
Oh, may thy house be mine abode,
And all my works be praise:
There would I find a settled rest,
While others go and come,
NO more a stranger, or a guest,
But like a child at home.
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need — Text from Laudes Domini, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/my-shepherd-will-supply-my-need
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote My Shepherd Will Supply My Need?
The words of My Shepherd Will Supply My Need were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Going to Church and The Kingdom of Christ.
Is My Shepherd Will Supply My Need 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 metre of My Shepherd Will Supply My Need?
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Christ's Commission, Mutual Aid and The Lord of Glory Is My Light.