Good Shepherd of My Soul
Good Shepherd of my soul
Come dwell within me.
Take all I am and mould
Your likeness in me.
Before the cross of Christ
This is my sacrifice:
A life laid down
And ready to follow.
The troubled find their peace
In true surrender.
The prisoners their release
From chains of anger.
In springs of living grace
I find a resting place
To rise refreshed,
Determined to follow.
I’ll walk this narrow road
With Christ before me
Where thorns and thistles grow
And cords ensnare me.
Though doubted and denied
He never leaves my side
But lifts my head
And calls me to follow.
And when my days are gone
My strength is failing
He’ll carry me along
Through death’s unveiling
Earth’s struggles overcome
Heav’n’s journey just begun
To search Christ’s depths
And ever to follow.
WORDS AND MUSIC BY KEITH GETTY, KRISTYN GETTY, FIONAN DE BARRA, AND STUART TOWNEND
© 2013 GETTY MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI) AND FIONAN DE BARRA (ADMIN MUSICSERVICES.ORG) AND TOWNEND SONGS