The Shepherd
loved His little lamb,
And gave it
His tender care...
And followed
it with His loving eyes
As it wandered
here and there.
And as He sat
by His grazing flock
Who so meekly
His voice obeyed,
He pondered
sadly His little lamb
As again and
again it strayed.
The little lamb
had a loving heart,
And adored
His Shepherd, true,
But would turn
aside and seek his own way
As lambs will
so often do.
With His gentle
voice the Shepherd called,
To His loved
and straying lamb,
"Come back,
little one, for you are not safe
Unless you
are where I am."
But still the
lamb would soon forget
And unthinkingly
wander away,
And not really
noticing what he did,
From the Shepherd's
side would stray.
Until one day,
the Shepherd kind
Took His rod
in His gentle hand,
And what He
then did seemed so cruel
That the lamb
could not understand.
For with one
sharp and well-aimed blow
Down the rod
so swiftly came
That it broke
the leg of the little lamb
And left it
crippled, and lame.
Then the little
lamb, with a cry of pain,
Fell down upon
his knees...
And looked
up at his Shepherd, as though to say,
"Won't you
explain this, please?"
Then he saw
the love in the Shepherd's eyes
As the tears
ran down His face,
As He tenderly
set the broken bone,
And bound it
back in it's place.
Now he was utterly
helpless,
He could not
even stand!
He must trust
himself completely
To his Shepherd's
loving hand.
Then day by
day, 'till the lamb was healed
From the flock
he was kept apart...
And carried
about in the Shepherd's arms,
And cradled
near to His heart.
And the Shepherd
would whisper gentle words
Into his now
listening ear...
Thus he heard
sweet words of love
That the other
sheep could not hear.
He felt the
warmth of the Shepherd's arms
And the beat
of His faithful heart...
Until it came
a blessing to seem,
By his weakness
to be set apart.
Every need of
the little lamb
By his Shepherd
so fully was met
That through
his brokenness he learned
What he never
again would forget.
And as the broken
bone was healed,
And once more
became whole and strong...
Wherever the
Shepherd's path would lead,
The lamb would
follow along.
Thus at the
Shepherd's side he walked
So closely,
day by day,
For once a
lamb has a broken leg
It will never
again go astray.
For the cords
of love had bound it so
In its hour
of weakness and need...
That it had
no desire to wander away,
When once again
it was freed.
Could it be
you are broken today,
And you cannot
understand
The painful
blow of the Shepherd's rod
Nor believe
it came from His hand?
He only seeks,
by this painful thing,
For a time
to call you apart...
To cradle you
close in His loving arms,
And draw you
near to His heart.
So look up into
your Shepherd's eyes,
And earnestly
seek His face...
And prove in
the hour of your weakness and need
The sufficiency
of His grace.
For as you are
borne in His loving arms,
And carried
there, day by day...
He will bind
you so close with the cords of His love
That never
again will you stray!
author unknown
The music on this site is copyrighted
by the respective artists and is placed
here for entertainment purposes only.
Please support these artists and purchase their music.
The page layouts,
website
and some graphics
on the website, have been designed by and
© Copyright 1994 SusieA1114
I have placed a donation button on the pages.
It is not necessary to make a donation to view the pages,
but if you would like to make a donation to help with the
expense of maintaining the website
any amount will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely, Susie
http://susie1114.com