So My Sheep May Safely Graze (USA)

So my sheep may safely graze
I climb the highest hill
And keep a watch out for the hawk
And for the howling wolf
I made a friend out of the wind
And got to know the snow
So even in the wintertime
My sheep may safely graze.

Calling, ‘Come sheep, come
I'll count you one by one,
One for John and one for Jacob
One for Job and one for the child
Who's born this morning
In Bethlehem.'

All good shepherds watch their flock
To the lowest lamb
So that they may safely graze
And never come to harm
Guarded from the hunter's horn
Shielded from the sun
All my sheep may safely graze
In far fields or at home.

Calling, ‘Come sheep, come
I'll count you one by one,
One for John and one for Jacob
One for Job and one for the child
Who's born this morning
In Bethlehem.'

Last night there were soldiers
On the road below the town
And creatures in the heavens
With wings of shiny gold
One of them came close to me
Saying, ‘Do not be afraid
A child of God was born this night
Your sheep may safely graze.'

Calling, ‘Come sheep, come
I'll count you one by one,
One for John and one for Jacob
One for Job and one for the child
Who's born this morning
In Bethlehem.'