Hymns

Great Shepherd of Thy People, Hear Lyrics John Newton, 1779

2 verses, public domain, free to print and project.

The words

Verse 1. Great Shepherd of thy people, hear;
Thy presence now display;
We kneel within thy house of prayer;
O, give us hearts to pray.

Verse 2. The clouds which veil thee from our sight,
In pity, Lord, remove;
Dispose our minds to hear aright
The message of thy love.

Words copied from Hymns for Christian Devotion (1853). They were published in 1779, so they are in the public domain in the United States, and your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.

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