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Shepherd of Israel, Thou dost keep With constant care, Thy humble sheep, By Thee inferior pastors rise To feed our souls and bless our eyes. Fed by their active, tender care, Healthful may all Thy sheep appear, And by their fair example led, The way to Zion’s pastures tread.
Shepherd of Israel, Thou dost keep With constant care, Thy humble sheep, By Thee inferior pastors rise To feed our souls and bless our eyes. Fed by their active, tender care, Healthful may all Thy sheep appear, And by their fair example led, The way to Zion’s pastures tread.
Approximate author period: c. 1726 AD · early modern
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- Philip Doddridge
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- Approximate author period: c. 1726 AD · early modern
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 431 · printed citation: Doddridge · subject: PASTOR
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