Tender Shepherd, Thou Hast Still’d MEINEN JESUM LASS’ ICH NICHT—Neuverfertigtes Gesangbuch, Darmstadt, 1699 MEINHOLD—Johann Sebastian Bach JESUS CHRIST, MY SURE DEFENCE—German, 1656 Tender Shepherd, Thou Hast Still’d 1 Tender Shepherd, Thou hast still’d Now Thy little lamb’s brief weeping; Oh, how peaceful, pale, and mild, In its narrow bed ’tis sleeping, And no sigh of anguish sore Heaves that little bosom more. 2 In a world of pain and care, Lord, Thou wouldst no longer leave it To Thy