The Ninety and Nine Song Lyrics

There were ninety and nine that safely lay
In the shelter of the fold
But one was out on the hills away
Far off from the gates of gold
Away on the mountains, wild and bare
Away from the tender shepherd's care

Away from the tender shepherd's care



"Lord, Thou hast here Thy ninety and nine

Are they not enough for Thee"

But the shepherd made answer

"This of mine has wandered far from me

And though the road be rough and steep

I go to the desert to find my sheep

I go to the desert to find my sheep"



But none of the ransomed ever knew

How deep were the waters crossed

Nor how dark was the night that the Lord passed through

Ere He found His sheep that was lost

Out in the desert He heard its cry

Sick and helpless and ready to die

Sick and helpless and ready to die



But all through the mountains, thunder riven

And up from the rocky steep

There rose a glad cry at the gates of Heaven

"Rejoice, I have found my sheep!"

And the angels echoed around the throne

"Rejoice for the Lord brings back His own!

Rejoice for the Lord bri