I wanted to take a moment this Friday morning to encourage preachers. You may even be taking a break from sermon preparation to read this and I want to say thank you for serving your flock by teaching them Scripture. I want to use this opportunity to remind you that your sheep come in “battered and bruised and torn” from a week spent seeking happiness and joy in the world’s false promises and illusions. Some of your sheep who will listen to your sermons are right now lost in the luring promises of worldly joy and they need someone to point them back to Jesus and His Cross. This work, this joy, this privilege, falls to you. Today I post the lyrics to a song called Shepherd by Todd Agnew (Grace Like Rain album) to help remind us of the important role pastors play in the lives of their sheep. Thank you for your diligent shepherding of eternal souls!
Shepherd by Todd Agnew
Shepherd, your sheep are weary
Cold and tired, battered and bruised and torn
Shepherd, your sheep are hungry
We got what we want but we still need something moreChorus:
We need to hear your voice
Whatever You might say
We just need to hear your voice
Show us the wayShepherd, your sheep are lost
We chased our wants that we thought were needs
Now we can’t get home
Shepherd, your sheep are longing
We ate and we ran, we played and we danced, but we’re empty(Chorus) x2
Shepherd, these sheep are Yours
We tried to be king, but we don’t want to anymore
Could you tell me how I can get a copy of Todd Agnew’s
song, Shepherd? I heard it on the site of Wacthers Lamp and was really blessed by it. I would like to get a copy.
Thank you,
Cheryl Trillet
I would find it at itunes.