Biblical Ballads

Walk before me, my shepherd my king.

You help my eyes; I can see everything.

I am a poor lamb; I walk on this earth.

A helpless little lamb, and a wanderer by birth.

Walk before me, my shepherd my king.

You be my guiding hand; I can do everything.

Some men are troubled, the path seems so wide.

Accept or reject? Every point I must decide.

Walk before me, my shepherd, my king.

You help my insight, I fear not a thing.

I view this black and he views it white.

Truth has many aspects; both view may be right.

Walk before me, my shepherd my king.

You help my tolerance, I can do everything.

Christ is my shepherd. He's my lord and my king.

He walks daily before me. This makes me free to sing:

Walk before me my shepherd my king.

Help me to follow you in each and everything.

Refrain:

Feed the hungry; give a hand to the blind.

Open your heart; be gentle and kind.

For of such is the kingdom of heaven.

A farmer sowed good seed in his own small field.

Then gathered the bundles and sorted the yield.

The weeds were discarded and heaped up to burn.

To the barns of the master it gave no return.

Refrain: Feed ...

The kingdom of heaven is like a small seed.

Compared to the mustard, the smallest indeed.

A little each day our faith must grow and grow

As we make God's kingdom alive here below.

Refrain: Feed .....

The kingdom of heaven is like baker's yeast.

It's mixed in the dough and the dough is increased.

One small deed done by a man or maiden

Has laid for the next man a firm foundation.

Refrain: Feed .....

The pearl is the symbol of this kingdom, too.

Its excellence and value make the symbol so true.

It's formed by much effort and kept with great care.

It's winning is earned; possession is rare.

Refrain: Feed ....