Safety in Union

Verse 1

Jesus, great Shepherd of the sheep, To Thee for help we fly; Thy little flock in safety keep, For O, the wolf is nigh!

Verse 2

He comes, of hellish malice full, To scatter, tear, and slay; He seizes every struggling soul As his own lawful prey.

Verse 3

Us into Thy protection take, And gather with Thine arm; Unless the fold we first forsake, The wolf can never harm.

Verse 4

We laugh to scorn his cruel power While by our Shepherd's side; The sheep he never can devour Unless he first divide.

Verse 5

O do not suffer him to part The souls that here agree; But make us of one mind and heart, And keep us one in Thee.

Verse 6

Together let us sweetly live, Together let us die, And each a starry crown receive, And reign above the sky. Amen.