herds

The phrase "herds" resonates through 16 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

herds· 16 hymns found
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Rise up, shep­herd, and follow.
Rise up, shep­herd, and follow.
Are joy­ful in their fruit­ful­ness.
Thus saith the Lord, “The spa­cious fields,
Though fa­mine pine in emp­ty stalls,
Hosanna to the new­born King!
Though all the fields should wi­ther,
Jesus still lives, and still is nigh.
A nu­mer­ous race be­hold;
And pant­ing in the toils of death,
Though all the fields should wither
Jesus still lives, and still is nigh.
Though all the field should wi­ther,
Nor au­tumn swell the food­ful grain.
And the liv­ing will be ga­thered
Though the sick­en­ing flocks should fall,

herds

Rise up, shep­herd, and fol­low.
Rise up, shep­herd, and fol­low.
The gold­en grain waves o’er the fields;
O’er all the cat­tle of the hills
Yet in the Lord will I be glad,
They shout, and sing me­lo­di­ous strains,
Yet God, the same ab­id­ing,
My soul a fa­mine need not dread,
Or waste the peo­pled fold.
Yet should the spring with­hold her show­ers,
Yet God the same abiding,
My soul a famine need not dread,
Yet God the same ab­id­ing,
Around their fam­ished mas­ter die;
And this long ex­pect­ed meet­ing
Yet to Thee my soul shall raise

Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow

Composer: African-American spiritual
Hymn 1

...Rise up, shep­herd, and follow.

You’ll for­get your flocks, you’ll for­get your herds,

Rise up, shep­herd, and fol­low....

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Rise up, shep­herd, and follow.

You’ll for­get your flocks, you’ll for­get your herds,

Rise up, shep­herd, and fol­low.

Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow

Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow

Composer: African-American spiritual
Hymn 2

...Rise up, shep­herd, and follow.

You’ll for­get your flocks, you’ll for­get your herds,

Rise up, shep­herd, and fol­low....

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Rise up, shep­herd, and follow.

You’ll for­get your flocks, you’ll for­get your herds,

Rise up, shep­herd, and fol­low.

Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow

Thou Visiteth the Earth with Showers

lyricist: The Psalter, 1912
Composer: From Jan Šťastný, 1868
Hymn 3

...Are joy­ful in their fruit­ful­ness.

The pas­tures teem with flocks and herds,

The gold­en grain waves o’er the fields;...

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Are joy­ful in their fruit­ful­ness.

The pas­tures teem with flocks and herds,

The gold­en grain waves o’er the fields;

Thou Visiteth the Earth with Showers

Thus Saith the Lord, “The Spacious Fields”

lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1719
Composer: John Cornell (1828–1894)
Hymn 4

...Thus saith the Lord, “The spa­cious fields,

And flocks, and herds, are Mine;

O’er all the cat­tle of the hills...

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Thus saith the Lord, “The spa­cious fields,

And flocks, and herds, are Mine;

O’er all the cat­tle of the hills

Thus Saith the Lord, “The Spacious Fields”

What Though No Flowers the Fig Tree Clothe?

lyricist: John Logan, 1781
Composer: Berthold Tours, 1875
Hymn 5

...Though fa­mine pine in emp­ty stalls,

Where herds were wont to be?

Yet in the Lord will I be glad,...

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Though fa­mine pine in emp­ty stalls,

Where herds were wont to be?

Yet in the Lord will I be glad,

What Though No Flowers the Fig Tree Clothe?

Awake with Joy, Salute the Morn!

lyricist: English traditional
Composer: Richard Jones, ca. 1860
Hymn 6

...Hosanna to the new­born King!

Lo, see the shep­herds on the plains,

They shout, and sing me­lo­di­ous strains,...

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Hosanna to the new­born King!

Lo, see the shep­herds on the plains,

They shout, and sing me­lo­di­ous strains,

Awake with Joy, Salute the Morn!

To Thee, in Youth’s Bright Morning

lyricist: Attributed to Robert Staples, 1819
Composer: Timothy Matthews, 1855
Hymn 7

...Though all the fields should wi­ther,

Nor flocks nor herds be there;

Yet God, the same ab­id­ing,...

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Though all the fields should wi­ther,

Nor flocks nor herds be there;

Yet God, the same ab­id­ing,

To Thee, in Youth’s Bright Morning

Why Should I Fear the Darkest Hour?

lyricist: John Newton, 1771
Composer: Francis Grey
Hymn 8

...Jesus still lives, and still is nigh.

Though all the flocks and herds were dead,

My soul a fa­mine need not dread,...

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Jesus still lives, and still is nigh.

Though all the flocks and herds were dead,

My soul a fa­mine need not dread,

Why Should I Fear the Darkest Hour?

God Bids, and Lo!

lyricist: James Merrick (1720–1769)
Composer: Christopher Tye, 1533
Hymn 9

...A nu­mer­ous race be­hold;

Nor dares dis­ease their herds an­noy,

Or waste the peo­pled fold....

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A nu­mer­ous race be­hold;

Nor dares dis­ease their herds an­noy,

Or waste the peo­pled fold.

God Bids, and Lo!

When Dreadful o’er a Mourning Land

lyricist: William Collyer, 1812
Composer: Joseph Barnby (1838–1896)
Hymn 10

...And pant­ing in the toils of death,

The lang­uid herds re­sign their breath.

Yet should the spring with­hold her show­ers,...

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And pant­ing in the toils of death,

The lang­uid herds re­sign their breath.

Yet should the spring with­hold her show­ers,

When Dreadful o’er a Mourning Land

Sometimes a light surprises

lyricist: William Cowper
Composer: William Howard Doane
Hymn 11

...Though all the fields should wither

Nor flocks nor herds be there;

Yet God the same abiding,...

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Though all the fields should wither

Nor flocks nor herds be there;

Yet God the same abiding,

Sometimes a light surprises

Why should I fear the darkest hour

lyricist: John Newton
Composer: F. R. Grey
Hymn 12

...Jesus still lives, and still is nigh.

Though all the flocks and herds were dead,

My soul a famine need not dread,...

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Jesus still lives, and still is nigh.

Though all the flocks and herds were dead,

My soul a famine need not dread,

Why should I fear the darkest hour

Sometimes a Light Surprises

lyricist: William Cowper, 1779
Composer: Franz Haydn, 1801
Hymn 13

...Though all the field should wi­ther,

Nor flocks nor herds be there;

Yet God the same ab­id­ing,...

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Though all the field should wi­ther,

Nor flocks nor herds be there;

Yet God the same ab­id­ing,

Sometimes a Light Surprises

Should Famine o’er the Mourning Field

lyricist: Anne Steele, 1760
Composer: Joseph Parry, 1870
Hymn 14

...Nor au­tumn swell the food­ful grain.

Should low­ing herds and blea­ting sheep

Around their fam­ished mas­ter die;...

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Nor au­tumn swell the food­ful grain.

Should low­ing herds and blea­ting sheep

Around their fam­ished mas­ter die;

Should Famine o’er the Mourning Field

Say, Will You Be There?

lyricist: H. L. Frisbie, 1911
Composer: Peter Bilhorn
Hymn 15

...And the liv­ing will be ga­thered

As a shep­herd herds his sheep:

And this long ex­pect­ed meet­ing...

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And the liv­ing will be ga­thered

As a shep­herd herds his sheep:

And this long ex­pect­ed meet­ing

Say, Will You Be There?

Praise to God, Immortal Praise

lyricist: Anna Barbauld, 1772
Composer: Johann Ahle, 1664
Hymn 16

...Though the sick­en­ing flocks should fall,

And the herds de­sert the stall,

Yet to Thee my soul shall raise...

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Though the sick­en­ing flocks should fall,

And the herds de­sert the stall,

Yet to Thee my soul shall raise

Praise to God, Immortal Praise

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