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Whenever they saw a shepherd watching his

flock, they would think of the Saviour's love

and care for them.

In that land the shepherd stayed with his

flock day and night. Over the rocky hills and

through the forests he led them by day, to

pleasant, grassy fields by the riverside.

Through the night he watched them,

guarding them from wild beasts and from

robbers, that were often lurking near.

Tenderly He cared for the feeble and sickly

ones. The little lambs He took in His arms,

and carried in His bosom.

However large the flock, the shepherd knew

every sheep. He had a name for each, and

called it by its name.

So Christ, the heavenly Shepherd, cares for

His flock that is scattered throughout the

world. He knows us all by name. He knows

the very house in which we live, and the