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1573.

[Smitten the Shepherd was]

Smite the Shepherd, and the sheep, &c. —xiii. 7.

Smitten the Shepherd was,
Dispersed the frighted sheep:
But gather'd now beneath His cross
He doth His people keep;
From Him, whose hand doth hold,
We shall no more be driven,
For when His bosom is our fold,
We rest secure in heaven.