1 JESU, great Shepherd of the sheep, To Thee for help we fly; Thy little flock in safety keep, For O! the wolf is nigh. 2 He comes of hellish malice full, To scatter, tear, and slay; He seizes every straggling soul, As his own lawful prey. 3 Us into Thy protection take, And gather with Thine arm; Unless the fold we first forsake, The wolf can never harm. 4 We laugh to scorn his cruel power, While at our Shepherd’s side; The sheep he never can devour, Unless he first