SHEPHERDED

EVELYN GAGE KNIFFIN.

Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.—PSALMS cxxi. 4.

FEAR not ; though dark thy pathway lies,
Behind the clouds are azure skies;
And angels watch, and guide thy feet
By waters still, through meadows sweet;
For, lo, the Shepherd guards His sheep,
And doth not slumber, neither sleep.

And when the weary day is done,
And gathering clouds shut out the sun,
While lowering bends a starless sky,
And nameless fears come creeping nigh,—
Lie down in peace, thy slumber take;
The God who loves thee is awake.