1 O Shepherd, hear and lead your flock,
as lambs we crave your care;
what strength on earth approaches yours,
what mercies can compare?
Restore, O God, your favor, the radiance of your face
to lighten and reveal the gift of your redeeming grace.
2 Our selfish prayers deserve God's wrath,
our pride, a sudden burst;
we have but stones to serve as bread,
and tears to quell our thirst.
Restore, O God Almighty, the radiance of your face
to lighten and reveal the gift of your redeeming grace.
3 God's lineage, like a vine, once spread
and flourished in the land;
but now the vineyard fails, the fruit
lies withered in the sand.
Restore, LORD God Almighty, the radiance of your face
to lighten and reveal the gift of your redeeming grace.
