'TWAS a sheep, not a lamb, that went astray
In the parable Jesus told ;
'Twas a grown-up sheep that wandered away
From the ninety and nine in the fold.
And out on the hilltops and out in the cold
'Twas a sheep that the Good Shepherd sought,
And back to the flock, and back to the fold,
'Twas a sheep that the Good Shepherd brought.

Now, why should the sheep be so carefully fed
And cared for still today ?
One reason is that if they go wrong
They will lead the lambs astray ;
For lambs often follow the sheep, you know,
Wherever they wander, wherever they go.

And if sheep go wrong, it will not be long
Till some lambs are as wrong as they ;
So, still with the sheep we must earnestly plead,
For the sake of the lambs today.
If the lambs are lost, what a terrible cost
Some sheep will have to pay !

WITH me there walks a Presence
Unseen to mortal view,
Hearing each word I utter,
Looking at all I do,
Watching to see what power
The Truth to me will impart,
Longing to see His image
Growing within my heart.