Firmness with meekness from above,
To bear thy people on our heart,
And love the souls whom thou dost love;
3 To watch and pray, and never faint;
By day and night, strict guard to keep;
To warn the sinner, cheer the saint,
Nourish thy lambs, and feed thy sheep.
4 Then, when our work is finished here,
In humble hope, our charge resign;
When the chief Shepherd shall appear,