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THE LITTLE FLOCK
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THE LITTLE FLOCK

Christ, now keep the little flock
Which Thou bad'st not to fear:
Childing women and old folk
And the little children dear.


In this night of Hell revealed
Call them that they run with Thee,
And come out in a green field
Where they gather round Thy knee.


All poor women that give suck,
All that are with child, lead Thou,
By the margins of a brook
Where is daisied peace enow.


Christ, remember now the sick;
Feeble knees and hanging head.
When they cry on Thee, come quick,
And their sickness shall be stayed.


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