The King of Love My Shepherd Is - story behind the hymn

An Anglican clergyman with a great passion for hymns wrote one of the most beautiful paraphrases of Psalm 23 you’ll ever find. Hear his story and take a look at his lovely lyrics, in today’s episode. 🎹 MP3s of this performance and solo piano part:   / 137292350   ✏️ Full transcript of this episode: https://lukepowellministries.com/frid... ✅ Follow me on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAX... ➡️ My audio daily devos channel: @LukePowellDailyDevotions 🙏 Support this ministry: https://lukepowellministries.com/supp... ✉️ Join my weekly mailing list: https://lukepowellministries.com/mail... 🎵 Buy my music: https://lukepowellministries.com/store Sources: PICTURE: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/a/k... Hymnary.org - "The King of Love My Shepherd Is" - https://hymnary.org/text/the_king_of_... Hymnary.org - "H. W. Baker" - https://hymnary.org/person/Baker_HenryW Hymnology Archive - "The King of love my shepherd is" - https://www.hymnologyarchive.com/the-... Hymnology Archive - "Henry W Baker" - https://www.hymnologyarchive.com/henr... Historical and Biographical Sources: Wikipedia - "Henry Williams Baker" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_W... Wikipedia - "The King of Love My Shepherd Is" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kin... Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900 (via Wikisource) - "Baker, Henry Williams" - https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictio... Leominster Museum - "Sir Henry Williams Baker, 1821–1877, Priest" - https://leominstermuseum.org.uk/leomi... Church and Denominational Resources: United Methodist Church - Discipleship Ministries - "History of Hymns: The King of Love My Shepherd Is" - https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resou... Church of Scotland - "The King of love my shepherd is" - https://music.churchofscotland.org.uk... Hymns for Worship - "SDAH 197: The King of Love My Shepherd Is" - https://hymnsforworship.org/sdah-197-... Contemporary Analysis and Commentary: Diana Leagh Matthews - "Hymn Story: The King of Love My Shepherd Is" - https://dianaleaghmatthews.com/hymn-s... A Ruby in the Rough - "The King of Love My Shepherd Is Discussion" - https://www.arubyintherough.com/gener... Princess Diana Funeral References: Wikipedia - "Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral... Classical Music Magazine - "What music was performed at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales?" - https://www.classical-music.com/artic... LYRICS 1 The King of love my Shepherd is, Whose goodness faileth never; I nothing lack if I am His, And He is mine for ever. 2 Where streams of living water flow My ransom'd soul He leadeth, And, where the verdant pastures grow, With food celestial feedeth. 3 Perverse and foolish, oft I stray'd, But yet in love He sought me, And on His shoulder gently laid, And home, rejoicing brought me. 4 In death's dark vale I fear no ill With Thee, dear Lord, beside me; Thy rod and staff my comfort still, Thy Cross before to guide me. 5 Thou spreadst a table in my sight, Thy unction grace bestoweth, And O the transport of delight With which my cup o'erfloweth. 6 And so, through all the length of days, Thy goodness faileth never; Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise Within Thy house forever!