Hymns · 1762

Harkening to their Shepherd's voice

Details

Hymnal / album Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures, Vol. 2

Publisher Farley

Copyright Public Domain (Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. The publication year, if correct, suggests that this work may be in public domain in the U.S..)

Notes Originally titled “They shall walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.”—[Ezek.] xxxvii. 24. Introduced in Charles Wesley, Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures, Vol. 2 (Bristol: Farley, 1762). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 10 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1870), page 64.

Scripture connections

References

Verses this song directly draws from

Psalm 119:33-35 Ezekiel 37:24 John 10:27

Allusions

Verses this song echoes or alludes to

Deuteronomy 6:5 Joshua 22:5 Psalm 23:1-3 Psalm 78:52 Psalm 95:7 Matthew 5:48 Matthew 22:37 Mark 12:30 Luke 10:27 John 10:11-14 II Corinthians 4:13

Lyrics

Heark’ning to their shepherd’s voice (John 10:27, John 10:11-14)
O let thy happy sheep
Follow Jesus, and rejoice (Ps. 23:1-3, Ps. 78:52, Ps. 95:7)
Thy righteous laws to keep, (Ezek. 37:24)
Never from thy statutes stray, (Ezek. 37:24, Ps. 119:33-35)
But swiftly to perfection move, (Matt. 5:48, II Cor. 4:13)
Thee with all their powers obey, (Deut. 6:5, Josh. 22:5, Matt. 22:37, Mark 12:30, Luke 10:27)
With all their passions love.