The phrase "to the fold" resonates through 6 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
to the fold
...Make him to feel that you care for his soul,
Thus lead him into the fold.
Who’ll act as shepherds, and do it today?...
Make him to feel that you care for his soul,
Thus lead him into the fold.
Who’ll act as shepherds, and do it today?
...Calleth thee now to come
Into the fold of safety,
Where there is rest and room;...
Calleth thee now to come
Into the fold of safety,
Where there is rest and room;
...Welcoming sorrow and torture untold;
All to bring wanderers back to the fold;
Dying for you and for me....
Welcoming sorrow and torture untold;
All to bring wanderers back to the fold;
Dying for you and for me.
...Open the door for the children,
Gather them into the fold.
Gather them in, oh, gather them in,...
Open the door for the children,
Gather them into the fold.
Gather them in, oh, gather them in,
...So vile, so burdened with sin,
O how to the fold may I come,
How may I enter therein,...
So vile, so burdened with sin,
O how to the fold may I come,
How may I enter therein,
...Help Him the wand’ring ones to find?
Who’ll bring the lost ones to the fold,
Where they’ll be sheltered from the cold?...
Help Him the wand’ring ones to find?
Who’ll bring the lost ones to the fold,
Where they’ll be sheltered from the cold?
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