The shepherd of sheep scorns the safety of shelter

The shepherd of sheep scorns the safety of shelter,
the wilderness beckons, the flock has run wild;
but here in lush pasture, beside the still waters,
the shepherd calls people, both parent and child.

Verses 2-3 follow

Tune: FRIARMERE VICARAGE (Hymns for Today’s Church 26; Jubilate web-site);
WAS LEBET, WAS SCHWEBET; STREETS OF LAREDO
Metre: 12.11.12.11

Andrew Pratt (born 1948)

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