579. The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want

Psalm XXIII

Scottish Psalter, 1650

Psalm 23. The Good Shepherd Psalm. It has probably been translated and paraphrased more frequently than any other piece of literature in the world, yet always carries the same joyous and sure faith in the Good Shepherd. A version by James Montgomery is found at [No. 62].

MUSIC. MARTYRDOM. For comments on this tune see [Hymn 108].