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Savior, Like
a Shepherd Lead Us
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The words to “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us” are
attributed to Dorothy Ann Thrupp (1779-1847).
Daughter of Joseph Thrupp of Paddington Green, Dorothy’s
hymns appeared in the Friendly Visitor
and the Children’s Friend, by Rev. W.
Carus Wilson; in the Selection of Hymns
and Poetry for the Use of Infant Schools and Nurseries,
by Mrs. Herbert Mayo, 1838; and in her Hymns
for the Young (1836). In 1836 and 1837 Dorothy also
published Thoughts for the Day, in
which she embodied many hymns which previously appeared
in the Friendly Visitor.
The music was written by William Bradbury and first appeared in
in
his Sunday school collection Oriola.
William Batchelder
Bradbury (6 October, 1816 – January 7,1868). Bradbury was born
in York, Maine where his father was the leader of a choir. By
age fourteen he had mastered every musical instrument available,
but never saw an organ or a piano until 1830, when his parents
moved to Boston. There he met Dr. Lowell Mason, and by 1834 was
known as an organist. In 1840, he began teaching in Brooklyn,
New York, where he gained popularity by his free
singing-schools, and by his concerts, at which the performers,
all children, sometimes numbered 1,000. In 1847 he went to
Germany, where he studied harmony, composition, and vocal and
instrumental music with the best masters. |
William Bradbury |
In 1854, he started the Bradbury Piano
Company, with his brother, Edward G. Bradbury in New York City. William
Bradbury is best known as a composer and publisher of a series of
musical collections for choirs and schools. He was the author and
compiler of fifty-nine books. The first book was published in 1841.
He died on January 7, 1868 in Montclair, New
Jersey and was buried in Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield, New Jersey.
Lyrics by Dorothy Thrupp
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Savior, like a shepherd
lead us, much we need Thy tender care;
In Thy pleasant pastures feed us, for our use Thy folds prepare.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Thou hast bought us, Thine we are.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Thou hast bought us, Thine we are.
We are Thine, Thou dost
befriend us, be the guardian of our way;
Keep Thy flock, from sin defend us, seek us when we go astray.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Hear, O hear us when we pray.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Hear, O hear us when we pray. |
Thou hast promised to
receive us, poor and sinful though we be;
Thou hast mercy to relieve us, grace to cleanse and power to
free.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! We will early turn to Thee.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! We will early turn to Thee.
Early let us seek Thy
favor, early let us do Thy will;
Blessèd Lord and only Savior, with Thy love our bosoms fill.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Thou hast loved us, love us still.
Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Thou hast loved us, love us still. |
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