GREAT Shepherd of Thine Israel

GREAT Shepherd of Thine Israel Who didst between the cherubs dwell, And ledd'st the tribes, Thy chosen sheep, Safe through the desert and the deep:

Thy church is in the desert now; Shine from on high, and guide us through; Turn us to Thee, Thy love restore; We shall be saved, and sigh no more.

Great God! whom heavenly hosts obey, How long shall we lament and pray, And wait in vain Thy kind return? How long shall Thy fierce anger burn?

Instead of wine and cheerful bread, Thy saints with their own tears are fed: Turn us to Thee, Thy love restore, We shall be saved, and sigh no more.