Hymn Story: The King of Love My Shepherd Is

The King of Love My Shepherd Is was written by Henry W. Baker. Baker was born in London, England in 1821. He took Holy Orders in 1844 and he wrote many hymns. One of his earliest compositions was the very beautiful hymn, “Oh! what if we are Christ’s”. His hymns are described as “simplicity of language, smoothness of rhythm, and […]

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Names of God: Yahweh-Raah

Yahweh-Raah means the Lord is my Shepherd. Of course, the best-known scripture of this is Psalm 23. A shepherd is one who feeds his flock and leads them to green pastures. Jesus proclaims “I am the good shepherd” {John 10:14} Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green […]

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