The Army and Navy Hymnal/Readings/The Shepherd God

SELECTION 8

THE SHEPHERD GOD

Isaiah xi

OThou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up on a high mountain;
O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength;
Lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God!
Behold, the Lord will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him:
Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. He will feed his flock like a shepherd.
He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young.

Psalm xxiii

THE Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil
For thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
Thou hast anointed my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life;
And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

John x

JESUS said unto them, I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd
layeth down his life for the sheep.
He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth.
And the wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth them: he fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me,
Even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring,
And they shall hear my voice;
And they shall become one flock, one shepherd.

Hebrews xiii

NOW the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, even our Lord Jesus,
Make you perfect in every good thing to do his will,
Working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight,
Through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory for ever and ever.
Amen.