16 August 2010

The Lord Is My Shepherd (B. 47)

1st Verse:
The Lord is my Shepherd;
He is Lord and I am His guest.
Fresh and green are the pastures where He leads me to my rest.
Near peaceful waters He leads me
To cheer up my cheerless heart.
He guides me on the safe path,
He will always do his part.

Chorus:
If I should ever walk in the valley of darkness,
No evil would I fear;
You are there to show the way
If I should ever walk in the valley of darkness,
Your crook and your staff,
They will lead me to the day.

2nd Verse:
You prepare a banquet in the sight of my foes,
You cool my head with oil, and my cup now overflows.
Surely goodness and kindness will be with me all the way.
The Lord’s house for my dwelling, I will thank Him ev’ry day.

Chorus:
If I should ever walk in the valley of darkness,
No evil would I fear;
You are there to show the way
If I should ever walk in the valley of darkness,
Your crook and your staff,
They will lead me to the day.

3rd Verse:
Glory be to the Father; glory to His only Son.
Glory be to the Spirit; glory, glory ev’ry one.
Glory be to the Father; glory to His only Son.
Glory be to the Spirit; glory, glory ev’ry one.

Chorus:
If I should ever walk in the valley of darkness,
No evil would I fear;
You are there to show the way
If I should ever walk in the valley of darkness,
Your crook and your staff,
They will lead me to the day.

19 comments:

  1. Thanks for uploading this. It is a lovely song! We used to sing this in grade school till high school but I forgot the melody. I only remember the chorus part. Do you have a record of the song or if not, maybe you can sing it and upload it here?

    Thanks so much if you do and even if you might not be able to do it. ^_^

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    1. Where can i find this song in the internet?

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  2. This is my favourite version of The Lord is My Shepherd. Every time I hear it, it uplifts my spirit. Thanks for uploading

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  3. Do you know the composer of this version?

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    1. Unfortunately no I don't. I'm still trying to find this on YouTube. Try Richard Ho Lung

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    2. Unfortunately no I don't. I'm still trying to find this on YouTube. Try Richard Ho Lung

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  4. i love this version of the song. yes i know the melody but am unable to really sing it. lina m. tan philippines

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  6. Thankyou for sharing this. I used to sing when in school and this morning this hymn popped into my head.

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  7. I would like to know the composer of this lovely version of this hymn. Thank you

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  8. Thank you kindly Jenna for responding.

    Henry

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  9. I've been searching in youtube for years but I can't find this version. When I was a kid, my mom usually asked me to run errands. When it gets dark, I used to sing this on my way home to get rid of the fear I was feeling.

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  10. I would be very grateful if I could get the music notes of this lovely version of Ps 23. Also I would love to know the composer of this. Thank you.

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  11. A million thanks for uploading this my favorite version. The melody stays in my head, but I needed the lyrics. God bless you abundantly 🙏🏽

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  12. Been searching for this my favorite version of the Lord is my Shepherd. Thank you for sharing it. God bless you abundantly 🙏🏽😇

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  13. In case anyone is still looking, it was written by Paul Quinlan, a Jesuit seminarian or priest at the time, in 1967,

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