- C Soprano Recorder
- F Alto Recorder
- C Tenor Recorder
- F Bass Recorder
- Verse 1
- The Lord’s my shepherd; I’ll not want.
- He makes me down to lie
- In pastures green; he leadeth me
- The quiet waters by.
- Verse 2
- My soul he doth restore again
- And me to walk doth make
- Within the paths of righteousness,
- E’en for his own name’s sake;
- Verse 3
- Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale,
- Yet will I fear no ill;
- For thou art with me, and thy rod
- And staff me comfort still;
- Verse 4
- My table thou hast furnished
- In presence of my foes;
- My head thou dost with oil anoint,
- And my cup overflows.
- Verse 5
- Goodness and mercy all my life
- Shall surely follow me,
- And in God’s house forevermore
- my dwelling place shall be;
- April 23 entry for the 2022 Weekly Hymns Challenge.
- Martyrdom composed 1824 by Hugh Wilson (1766-1824).
- Lyrics adapted from Psalm XXIII by Francis Rous (1581?-1659)
- Hymn #37 in The Psalter Hymnal