Hark He is earnestly calling, tenderly pleading today: Will you not seek for my lost ones, off from my shelter astray Out in the desert they wander, hungry and helpless and cold. Dear are the sheep that have wandered out in the desert to pine. Refrain Out in the desert they wander, Hungry and helpless and cold Off to the rescue He. Dear to the heart of the Shepherd, Dear are His other lost sheep Over the mountains He follows, Over the waters so deep.
His friend John Bacchus Dykes, a musical editor on the committee, wrote the tune specifically for it, which is the title of Psalm 23 in the Latin translation. Dear to the heart of the Shepherd, dear are the ninety and nine. Dear to the heart of the Shepherd, Dear are the sheep of His fold Dear is the love that He gives them, Dearer than silver or gold. “The King of Love My Shepherd Is,” a metrical paraphrase of Psalm 23, was written by Baker for the Second Edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern in 1868, and included in the appendix. An important feature of this hymnal was the printing of text and tune for each hymn on the same page, so any singer could see and sing the unique pairings. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and ordained in 1844 as a priest in the Church of England.Ī big passion of his life was the creation of the innovative Hymns Ancient & Modern, an impressive achievement in the history of English hymnody and a collection of the various glorious gospels of its time. It is said that 39 of her hymns appeared in various. The lyrics written by Mary Wingate (1845 1933) was a well know poetess and hymnist. Kirkpatrick was a versatile musician playing the cello, fife, flute, organ and violin. It was here that he studied vocal music under Professor T. Sir Henry Williams Baker (1821-1877), the author of this hymn, was the son of a vice-admiral. In 1854, he moved to Philadelphia to study music.
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