The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15993

15993. Over The Thorn And Thistle

1 Over the thorn and thistle,
Along the stony way,
From the Shepherd’s care to desert bare,
There wandered a sheep one day;
And a voice fell sadly from far away:
My sheep, how long wilt thou love to stray?
My sheep, how long wilt thou love to stray?

2 Over the thorn and thistle,
Along the stony way,
With feet that bled, the Shepherd sped
To where the wanderer lay—
He had heard it crying from far away:
Lord, bring me home to Thy flock, I pray;
Lord, bring me home to Thy flock, I pray.

3 Over the thorn and thistle,
Along the stony way,
I have sought for thee, now trust to Me,
I’ll bear thee home today;
The wolf and lion flee far away
When on My shoulder My sheep I lay,
When on My shoulder My sheep I lay.

4 Instead of thorn and thistle,
See myrtle deck the way
Where the Shepherd feeds and gently leads
The sheep He found that day;
And He leadeth others from far away
To rest in fields of a cloudless day,
To rest in fields of a cloudless day.

Text Information

• First Line: Over the thorn and thistle
• Title: Over The Thorn And Thistle
• Author: H. W. G.
• Language: English
• Source: The Gospel Choir No. 2, by Ira D. Sankey, James McGranahan and George C. Stebbins (Toronto: The Copp, Clark Company, 1895)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Over the thorn and thistle]
• Composer: George Coles Stebbins (1895)
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain