The lambs need feeding, if you love-
To feed my sheep and lambs now move.
They cannot feed themselves alone,
But need the hand of a leading one.
The sheep on the middle ground need food,
And cannot singly make it good.
But the sheep on the middle ground need feeding,
And a kind and gentle Shepherd’s leading!
The sheep on the highest ground are they
Who are nearing the end of their earthly days.
They surely know they are nearly there,
But still need a gentle Shepherd’s care!
Yes, the lambs and the sheep alike need feeding.
Can’t you hear them now, just bleating, pleading.
Maturest sheep, or the tenderest lambs,
They still need the care of the Shepherd’s Hands.
I know you love me, but come now and prove.
To feed my sheep and lambs now move!