Hymn

The Lord My Shepherd Is

Metre 6.6.8.6.

The Lord my Shepherd is,

I shall be well supplied;

Since He is mine and I am His,

What can I want beside?

He leads me to the place

Where heavenly pasture grows,

Where living waters gently pass,

And full salvation flows.

If e’er I go astray,

He doth my soul reclaim,

And guides me in His own right way,

For His most holy Name.

While He affords His aid,

I cannot yield to fear;

Though I should walk through death’s dark shade,

My Shepherd’s with me there.

The bounties of Thy love

Shall crown my coming days;

Nor from Thy house will I remove,

Nor cease to speak Thy praise.

Amen.

The Lord My Shepherd Is — Text from The Hymnal and Order of Service, 1926. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-lord-my-shepherd-is

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Questions about this hymn

Who wrote The Lord My Shepherd Is?

The words of The Lord My Shepherd Is were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1926. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including The Lord Jehovah Reigns and Going to Church.

Is The Lord My Shepherd Is public domain?

Yes. The words here are taken from The Hymnal and Order of Service, published in 1926. 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 The Lord My Shepherd Is?

The Lord My Shepherd Is is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Jesus, We Look to Thee, Struggling After Christ and Blest Be the Tie That Binds.