Shepherd Me O God - Haugen

This hymn is a setting of Psalm 23, "The Lord is my shepherd".

It was written by American Lutheran composer and pastoral musician, Marty Haugen (b 1950).

It is set to an unnamed tune, also by Haugen. This has a NN time signature. In the key of Fm, the first few notes are FE FG A_ B c_ A_ G_ with accompanying chords F/ Db / Ab / Eb.

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Downloads

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Downloadable SATB choral arrangement, for piano with chords

Downloadable solo voice arrangement optional cello, violin

Examples

Singer, self-accompanied on guitar:

Small group with piano-led band, professional recording:

Composer, with some background about where the setting was composed:

Singer, self-accompanied on piano:

Virtual choir with piano and oboe accompaniment:

Church choir with organ:

Lyrics

The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:

Chorus:
Shepherd me, O God,
beyond my wants, beyond my fears,
from death into life.

1 God is my shepherd, so nothing shall I want ...

2 Gently you raise me and heal my weary soul ...

3 Though I should wander the valley of death ...

4 You have set me a banquet of love in the face of hatred ...

5 Surely your kindness and mercy follow me ...