| Peter was grieved because He said unto him the third time, Lovest thou Me? And he said unto Him, Lord, Thou knowest all things; Thou knowest that I love Thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed My sheep. (John 21:17) |
| Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind. (1 Peter 5:2) |
As the faithful shepherd toileth,
Through the briers, up the steep,
Lest some evil prowler spoileth
His poor, helpless, wandering sheep. |
So, great Shepherd, would we, caring
For each several precious one,
Something of Thy travail sharing,
Seek Thy sheep till set of sun. |
