
Performed by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/stephmacleod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stephmacleod</a> and Ellyn Oliver
Words and Music by Greg de Blieck
Taken from the album New Scottish Hymns (2012)
You're the shepherd, we're the sheep
You won't slumber, though we sleep
Oh what love our saviour shows
To the little ones he knows

We are guilty, you are good
We fell short, but you withstood
For your father's holy name
You endured and overcame

We were helpless in our sin
You forgave and took us in
Though our hearts still turn from you
Yet with patience you pursue

You're the teacher, we are taught
By your precious blood we're bought
You're the healer we are healed
By your cross our hope is sealed

We're forgiven by your blood
Orphans called as sons of God
Brought from darkness into light
Washed in red and clothed in white

yours the triumph, yours the throne
Praise and glory, yours alone
tongues of angels, songs of men
Let the heav'ns resound again



You're the Shepherd - Steph Macleod/Ellyn Oliver

This track is from the album New Scottish Hymns and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/newscottishhymns

Psalm 139 (Were I to Cross)

Death May Approach

You're the Shepherd

Let Your Light Shine in the Darkness

Oh What a Saviour

According to Thy Gracious Word

How Can It Be

God Most High

Psalm 23

Fill Thou My Life

This Is a Holy Place

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Great hymns speak timeless truths with profound passion. They unite the church, giving Christians words to sing that articulate afresh the glories of Jesus Christ.  The New Scottish Hymns project seeks to reignite that spirit of Scotland’s great hymn-writing tradition, and uncover its treasures for a new generation.

      New songs by Scottish hymn-writers
      Traditional Scottish hymns with fresh melodies
      Psalm adaptations and paraphrases
      Performed by Emily Smith, Steph MacLeod, Yvonne Lyon and Ellyn Oliver.

ABOUT THIS PROJECT
One aim of this album was to introduce some new songs that churches in Scotland might find useful in their own unique worship services. Scottish traditional music and folk melodies have an adaptable quality that renders the best of them timeless. Paraphrases from the Scottish Psalter like Psalm 23 have been sung across the world for centuries, and it’s important to remind new generations that these ancient words of scripture remain profoundly relevant. Scottish writers like Horatius Bonar and James Montgomery showed that a wealth of transforming biblical truths could be taught and absorbed through songs, so we also wanted to introduce examples of their lyrics to new listeners.

The motivation for making this hymns recording did not spring simply from a desire to create art. Hymnwriting is about making music firstly out of gratitude to Jesus Christ. With all our imperfections and limitations, Christians struggle to express anything more than an echo of His greatness, but we believe that this is a thing eminently worth sharing. For the person who finds this idea strange, it will hopefully make more sense as you listen! Our hope is that every listener might hear the joy that comes from the gospel: the good news of God’s saving and transforming love, made available to every person through his son, Jesus.

ABOUT NEW SCOTTISH ARTS
New Scottish Arts is an arts outreach & education ministry. Our purpose is to serve the Christian community in Scotland by enabling Christians to share their faith through the creative arts, by facilitating vibrant outreach events and projects that will impact on local communities and the whole of Scotland.

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