Gentle Shepherd, Thou Hast Stilled Lyrics J. W. Meinhold, translated by Catherine Winkworth, 1853
3 verses, meter 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, public domain, free to print and project.
The words
Verse 1. Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled
Now Thy little lamb’s brief weeping;
Ah! how peaceful, pale, and mild,
In its narrow bed ’tis sleeping,
And no sigh of anguish sore
Heaves that little bosom more.
Verse 2. In this world of care and pain,
Lord, Thou wouldst no longer leave it;
To the sunny, heavenly plain
Dost Thou now with joy receive it;
Clothed in robes of spotless white,
Now it dwells with Thee in light.
Verse 3. Ah, Lord Jesus, grant that we
Where it lives may soon be living,
And the lovely pastures see
That its heavenly food are giving;
Then the gain of death we prove
Though Thou take what most we love.
Words copied from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (Abridged Edition) (1927). They were published in 1853, so they are in the public domain in the United States, and your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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