Just as
the day was breaking,
Jesus stood there by the sea.
None of us aboard that boat
could tell that it was He.
Suddenly our net was full,
just as full as it could be.
And John said, it's the Lord,
and I rushed to him through
the sea.
On the shore we ate with him,
just like in days gone by.
The words that passed between us
I'll remember till I die.
He said, Simon, do you love me more
than all these others do?
I said, Lord, you have no closer friend,
my love for you is true.
And he told me, feed my sheep,
feed my sheep,
feed my sheep,
feed my sheep.
As if he'd disbelieve me,
he asked me twice again
So I said, Lord,
you know everything,
you know I am your friend
If you're my friend, he said,
you'll do the things I say
I loved my sheep as I did,
till I come for them that day
And he told me, feed my sheep,
feed my sheep
Feed my sheep,
just feed my sheep
Words of love are easy,
actions make it real
Promises are worthless,
but depend on how you feel
A hireling just earns wages,
and he run s when wolves come near
A shepherd guards his charges,
and never yields to fear
All he said was feed my sheep,
feed my sheep,
feed my sheep,
feed my sheep
Feed my sheep, if you love me
Feed my sheep, if you really love me
Feed my sheep, feed my sheep
Be my sheep, be my sheep, be my sheep
Be my sheep, be my sheep
Just a big machine