‘TWAS a sheep, not a lamb, that went astray

In the parable Jesus told;

‘Twas a grown up sheep that wandered away

From the ninety and nine in the fold.

And out on the hilltops and out in the cold

‘Twas a sheep that the Good Shepherd sought,

And back to the flock, and back to the fold,

‘Twas a sheep that the Good Shepherd brought.

 Now, why should the sheep be so carefully fed

And cared for still today?

One reason is that if they go wrong

They will lead the lambs astray;

For lambs often follow the sheep, you know,

Wherever they wander, wherever they go.

And if sheep go wrong, it will not be long

Till some lambs are as wrong as they;

So, still with the sheep we must earnestly plead,

For the sake of the lambs today.

If the lambs are lost, what a terrible cost

Some sheep will have to pay!

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