The Lord Is My Shepherd (If I should ever walk) - Quinlan

This is a setting of Psalm 23.

It was written in 1967 by American liturgical musician and at-the-time Roman Catholic Jesuit seminarian and/or priest Paul Quinlan (1938-2020): it is one of (at least) two settings he made of the 23rd psalm.   It was published in the Hymnal for Young Christians, volume 2, FEL Publications, Chicago, USA in 1966, and recorded by the Paul Quinlan Trio on the album Run Like a Deer which was released in 1967,

The song is set to an unnamed tune, also by Quinlan. This has a cut () time signature. In the key of Bm, the first few notes of the melody are D F_ F_ G F_E__ F G A_ A B_ B A_

No in-print sources of sheet music have been found:  if you know where to find one, please leave a message in the Comments box near the bottom of the page.



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Examples

Original recording - folk-choir with guitar


Folk-rock style recording:


Choir with band, live in a church-service:


Sisters, live in a church service with very light organ backing:


Instrumental - piano:


Lyrics

The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:
1 The Lord is my Shepherd; He is Lord and I am His guest.
Fresh and green are the pastures where He leads me to my rest.
Near peaceful waters He leads me to cheer up my cheerless heart.
He guides me on the safe path, He will always do his part.

2 You prepare a banquet in the sight of my foes,
You cool my head with oil, and my cup now overflows.
Surely goodness and kindness will be with me all the way.
The Lord’s house for my dwelling, I will thank Him ev’ry day.

Chorus:
If I should ever walk in the valley of darkness,
No evil would I fear; You are there to show the way
If I should ever walk in the valley of darkness,
Your crook and your staff, they will lead me to the day.

3 Glory be to the Father; glory to His only Son.
Glory be to the Spirit; glory, glory ev’ry one.
Glory be to the Father; glory to His only Son.
Glory be to the Spirit; glory, glory ev’ry one.

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1 The Lord is my Shepherd; He is Lord and I am His guest.
Fresh and green are the pastures where He leads me to my rest.
Near peaceful waters He leads me to cheer up my cheerless heart.
He guides me on the safe path, He will always do his part.

2 You prepare a banquet in the sight of my foes,
You cool my head with oil, and my cup now overflows.
Surely goodness and kindness will be with me all the way.
The Lord’s house for my dwelling, I will thank Him ev’ry day.

Chorus:
If I should ever walk in the valley of darkness,
No evil would I fear; You are there to show the way
If I should ever walk in the valley of darkness,
Your crook and your staff, they will lead me to the day.

3 Glory be to the Father; glory to His only Son.
Glory be to the Spirit; glory, glory ev’ry one.
Glory be to the Father; glory to His only Son.
Glory be to the Spirit; glory, glory ev’ry one.

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