I Shall Not Want

Inspired by several other settings of Psalm 23, I decided to write my own. As I worked on this piece, I was reassured in personal and powerful ways that truly, I need not want for anything as long as the Lord is my Shepherd.

~Rachel

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The Lord is my Shepherd.

The Lord is my Shepherd;

I shall not want.

He maketh me lie down in green pastures,

He leadeth me beside still waters,

He restoreth my soul,

He leadeth me. He leadeth me;

I shall not want.

The Lord is my Shepherd.

The Lord is my Shepherd;

I shall not want.

Thou preparest a table before me

Within presence of mine enemy;

Thou annointest my head;

My cup runneth over, runneth over;

I shall not want.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil; I will fear no evil.

For thou art with me; For thou art with me!

Thou comfortest me; I shall not want.

The Lord is my Shepherd.

The Lord is my Shepherd;

I shall not want.

Surely goodness and mercy

Shall follow me all my life,

And I will dwell in the house, the house of the Lord,

Forever, forever, forever, forever;

I shall not want.

I shall not, I shall not want.