When in thine own appointed hour
They see this lion tamed !
7 The love thy bleeding cross displays
The hardest heart subdues !
Here furious lions, while they gaze,
Their rage and fierceness lose.
8 Yet we are but renew d in part,
The lion still remains ;
Lord, drive him wholly from my heart,
Or keep him fast in chains.
94.
Sheep.
1 THE Saviour calls his people sheep,
And bids them on his love rely ;
For he alone their souls can keep,
And he alone their wants supply.
2 The bull can fight, the hare can flee,
The ant in summer food prepare ;
But helpless sheep, and such are we,
Depend upon the shepherd s care.
3 Jehovah is our Shepherd s name,
Then what have we, though weak, to fear ?
Our sin and folly we proclaim
If we despond while he is near.
4 When Satan threatens to devour,
When troubles press on every side,
Think on our Shepherd s care and power,
He can defend, He will provide.
5 See the rich pastures of his grace,
Where in full streams salvation flows!
There he appoints our resting-place,
And we may feel secure from foes.
6 There, midst the flock, the Shepherd dwells,
The sheep around in safety lie ;
The wolf in vain with malice swells,
For he protects them with his eye.
