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The Sheep of the Flock
A poem from an unknown author

We have the plea for trying to keep
The lambs in the narrow way,
And well we may: But what of the sheep
Shall they be allowed to stray?

'Twas a sheep, not a lamb, that wandered away
In the parable Jesus told.
A grown-up sheep that had gone astray
From the "ninety and nine" in the fold.

Out in the wilderness, out in the cold,
'Twas a sheep the Good Shepherd sought,
And back to the flocks with love untold
'Twas a sheep the Good Shepherd brought.

And why for the sheep should we earnestly long
And as earnestly hope and pray?
Because there is the danger, if they go wrong
They will lead the lambs away.

For the lambs will follow the sheep, you know,
Wherever the sheep may stray.
If the sheep go wrong, it will not be long
'Till the lambs are as wrong as they.

And so with the sheep we earnestly plead
For the sake of the lambs today,
If the lambs are lost, what a terrible cost
Some sheep will have to pay.

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multicolored arc

Report | 09/17/2008 3:50 pm

multicolored arc

lol, what's with the "o" at the end of my comment. xD
multicolored arc

Report | 09/17/2008 3:49 pm

multicolored arc

Neat avatar, just thought I'd point that out. o:

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In the Circle of Life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith
It's the band of hope
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle, the Circle of Life
-Elton John, Circle of Life