The Never-ending Story of Love

The shepherd is calling The sheep are running The sky is frowning The stars are falling 'Hunderd' of them in number they were Under the care of a master so dear 'Ninety nine' only, found the cave The midnight rest, they all must claim. And where did 'one' go? And where did 'one' stroll? The note of appology wanting The shepherd drowns in worry. An old story it was The story of love unending The story of an old good shepherd Whose life is sold to save his sheep A true story it was The story of love unheard The story of a lovely shepherd Whose love is lavished on his sheep The price he paid - is dear The pearl held as ransom The sacrifice made - is rare And back to hay, he brings his sheep His goodness is told for ages to come He forms her and gives her life Treasuring her in his garden of love Hoping she'ld live to love him in turn But alas! for a sheep ungrateful and faithless She rejects his love and seeks for lust She deserts the gifts in his garden of love Sadness and pain is all she breeds And what could be done? That he did not do Sending sheep by sheep to call this sheep A deaf ear was all he could count his own A plan he deviced to break the odds The creator is now but a mere creature The good shepherd born as a lowly sheep The wisdom of love is called to play As the good shepherd comes to save his sheep Remember the price he had to pay Longing to find his sheep so dear Remember the path he had to trail Longing to bring this sheep to hay. His blood, the object held as ransom His flesh is thorn on a tree His sheep mocking and jeering at him Behold the price love must pay And he cares not all that happens Takes no notice of insults and threats His heart is set at finding his beloved His heart is sore for love of his sheep And finally, finally the price is paid Finally accepted is his offer Justice Divine is calmed by his blood The gates of heaven are laid wide open But how on earth can this be proved The wisdom of Love, the folly of lust And while in darkness, lost in sin The Good Shepherd comes to claim his sheep And now man, the miserable sheep. Must turn to God, the Good Shepherd