Saviour, like a shepherd lead us
Saviour, like a shepherd lead us. Probably by Dorothea Ann Thrupp* (1779-1847).
First printed in the Revd William Carus Wilson’s magazine, The Children’s Friend (June 1838), signed ‘Lyte’ (though in a different manner from a hymn attributed to Lyte in January 1838). It was then printed in Thrupp’s Hymns for the Young (ca. 1830, Fourth Edition, 1836) but without an author’s name. It was found in many books including the Church Hymnary (1898) and RCH, MHB, and the Salvation Army Song Book (1953 and 1986 editions). In the USA it has always been very popular, and it has appeared in a vast number of books. The text in American books normally repeats ‘Blessèd Jesus’ to fit the tune written for...
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