Like Sheep We Went Astray

Verse 1

Like sheep we went astray, And broke the fold of God Each wandering in a different way, But all the downward road.

Verse 2

How dreadful was the hour, When God our wanderings laid, And did at once his vengeance pour Upon the Shepherd's head!

Verse 3

How glorious was the grace, When Christ sustained the stroke! His life and blood the Shepherd pays, A ransom for the flock.

Verse 4

But God shall raise his head, O'er all the sons of men, And make him see a numerous seed, To recompense his pain.