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%OHSCRIP Is 40:11, Jn 10:11-15, Ps 23:1-6
%OHTOPICS {Children (see also God's Children - the Faithful) [1,5]}, {God, Care of}, {Guidance [1]}, {Healing [2]}, {Holiness}, {Humility [2]}, {Jesus}, {Kindness, God's}, {Praise, Son}, {Shepard/Lamb}, {Worship}
%OHCATEGORY PRAISE 
%OHMETRICAL 6 6 4 6 6 6 4 
%OHCOMPLEXITY 1 
%OHCOMPOSER Giardini, Felice de (1716-1796)
%OHARRANGER unknown
%OHAUTHOR Clement of Alexandria (circa 150-215)
%OHTRANSLATOR Dexter, Henry Martyn (1821-1890)
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X: 1
T: Shepherd of Tender Youth
T: (also known as Shepherd of Eager Youth)
C: Words: Clement of Alexandria, ca200.  Translated by Henry Martyn Dexter, 1846, alt..
C: Music: 'Italian Hymn' Felice de Giardini, 1769.  Setting: "The Methodist Sunday School Hymnal", 1911.
C: copyright: public domain.  This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2025 Revision.
S: Music source: 'The Methodist Sunday School Hymnal', 1911 Hymn 1.
S: Lyrics source: Hymns for the Church of Christ, 1853, Hymn 715, alt.
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[V: S1V1] [Q:1/4=120] d B G | (A G) F | G3 | G A B | (c/d/ c) B | A3 |
w: 1.~Shep- herd of ten- * der youth, Gui- ding in love * * and truth, 
w: 2.~You are our ho- * ly Lord! The all sub- du- * * ing Word! 
w: 3.~You are our soul's * High Priest! You have pre- pared * * the feast 
w: 4.~O e- ver be * our guide, Our Shep- herd and * * our pride, 
w: 5.~So now, and till * we die, Sound we your prai- * * ses high, 
[V: S1V2]  G D D | (E D) D | D3 | D D G | (F A) G | F3 |
[V: S2V1]  B, D D | (C B,) A, | B,3 | B, D D | D2 D | D3 |
[V: S2V2]  G, G, B,, | (C, D,) D, | G,,3 | G, F, G, | (A, F,) G, | D,3 |
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[V: S1V1]  d B G | D3 | A B c | B3/2 A/ G | A B c |
w: Through de- vious ways! Christ, our tri- um- phant King! We come your 
w: Hea- ler of strife! You did your- self a- base, That from sin's 
w: Of ho- ly love, And in our mor- tal pain None calls on 
w: Our staff and song! Je- sus! O Christ of God! By your pe- 
w: And joy- ful sing; In- fants and the glad throng Who to your 
[V: S1V2]  d B G | D3 | F G A | G3/2 F/ G | F G A |
[V: S2V1]  D B, G, | D,3 | D D D | D3/2 C/ B, | D D D |
[V: S2V2]  D B, G, | D,3 | D, D, D, | G,3/2 G,/ G, | D, D, D, |
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w: Name to sing, And here our chil- dren bring, To shout your praise. 
w: deep dis- grace You might now save our race, And give us life. 
w: you in vain, Our plea do not dis- dain, Help from a- bove. 
w: ren- nial Word Lead us where you have trod, Make our faith strong. 
w: Church be- long, U- nite to swell the song To Christ, our King. 
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[V: S2V2]  G,3/2 G,/ G, | G, B, D | G,3/2 G,/ G, | C, D, D, | [G,,3G,3] |]
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