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"The Lord's My Shepherd" is a Christian hymn. It is a metrical psalm commonly attributed to the English Puritan Francis Rous and based on the text of Psalm 23 in the Bible. The hymn first appeared in the Scots Metrical Psalter in 1650 traced to a parish in Aberdeenshire.
It is known that the shepherd is to know each sheep by name, [citation needed] thus when God is given the analogy of a shepherd, he is not only a protector but also the caretaker. God, as the caretaker, leads the sheep to green pastures (verse 2) and still waters (verse 2) because he knows that each of his sheep must be personally led to be fed.
Know that the Lord, He is God. He made us, and we are his. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Come unto His gates with thanksgiving, And into His court with praise. Be thankful unto Him and bless His name. the Lord is good, His mercy everlasting And His truth endureth to all generations.
Beside Still Waters is a phrase used in the 23rd psalm of the Book of Psalms. It could also refer to: It could also refer to: Beside Still Waters (book) , a 1998 book by Greg Easterbrook
The Green Pastures is a play written in 1929 by Marc Connelly adapted from Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun (1928), a collection of stories written by Roark Bradford. [1] The play was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1930. [2] It had the first all-black Broadway cast.
Johnson and his choir became renowned through their participation in the 1930 Broadway production of Marc Connelly's The Green Pastures [4] as well as in national and international tours of the play, radio versions, the 1936 film adaptation, and Hallmark Hall of Fame television broadcasts.
"I, I am thy G OD, and will still give thee Aid; "I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, "Upheld by my righteous omnipotent Hand. 4: "When thro' the deep Waters I call thee to go, "The Rivers of Woe shall not thee overflow; "For I will be with thee, thy Troubles to bless, "And sanctify to thee, thy deepest Distress.
The song describes being "like a tree planted by the waters" who "shall not be moved" because of faith in God. Secularly, as "We Shall Not Be Moved" it gained popularity as a labor union song and a protest song of the Civil Rights Movement. [2] The text is based on biblical scripture: