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by Henry Williams Baker, Sir (1821 - 1877)

The King of love my shepherd is
Language: English 
The King of love my shepherd is, 
Whose goodness faileth never.  
I nothing lack if I am His, 
And He is mine forever.

Where streams of living water flow, 
My ransomed soul He leadeth; 
And where the verdant pastures grow, 
With food celestial feedeth.

Perverse and foolish, oft I strayed, 
But yet in love He sought me; 
And on His shoulder gently laid, 
And home, rejoicing, brought me.

In death's dark vale I fear no ill, 
With Thee, dear Lord, beside me; 
Thy rod and staff my comfort still, 
Thy cross before to guide me.

Thou spreadst a table in my sight; 
Thy unction grace bestoweth; 
And oh, what transport of delight 
From Thy pure chalice floweth!

And so through all the length of days, 
Thy goodness faileth never; 
Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise 
Within Thy house forever.

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•   C. Gounod 

C. Gounod sets stanzas 1-4, 6

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Text Authorship:

  • by Henry Williams Baker, Sir (1821 - 1877), "The King of Love my Shepherd is", written 1868 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Archibald Davidson Arnott (1870 - 1910), "The King of Love my Shepherd is" [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "The King of Love my Shepherd is", CG. 451 (1884?), published 1884, stanzas 1-4,6 [ medium voice and piano ], London, Phillips & Page [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by David Evan Thomas (b. 1958), "The King of Love", 2009 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Paul Collin (1845 - 1915) ; composed by Charles Gounod.
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This text was added to the website: 2004-04-10
Line count: 24
Word count: 142

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