A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall searchable song lyrics ~ christmas especially

i am trying to find the name, sheet music or recording, of a christmas song i learned in elementary school. the chorus was like this:

calling come, sheep come,
i'll count you one by one.
one for job and one for jacob, and one
for the child who's born in bethlehem...

and i get stuck. i've been wracking my brain for 3 days now to figure it out. i'll edit in the words to the verses as i remember them. if anyone knows this song, or where i can find the name, etc. please let me know! thanks

ok, part of one verse (i think) and part of another

all good shepherds watch their flocks, to the lowest lamb.
and keep a watch out for the hawk, and for the howling wolf.
so that they may safely graze, in far fields or at home.

i've made a friend out of the wind, and falling snow.





the last verse is:

last night there were soldiers on the road below the town
and creatures in the heavens with wings of shiny gold.


and i get stuck again. i knew this song, forwards and backwards and love it. but i've never met anyone else who's ever heard it.

have you tried to google it?
put in 'lyrics' and a couple of unique words that you do remember.

i tried before. i need to do it again. i'd love to find a recording of this.

Is there a repeating frame that could be a name? Like all good sheperds?

the only words i remember repeating are the chorus, and "sheep may safely graze".

i tried googling it again just now. didn't do me a bit of good. if it hadn't been part of our christmas performance my 5th grade year, i'd almost think i dreamed it. but i can't remember the teacher's name anymore, and i'm not in touch with anyone from that class

I am pming you a link where you tap out the melody and it may give you a name.

the only thing i found was the aria by bach. not it. too secular. this was definitely a chrismas celebration song from the view point of a shepherd.

ok, you folks are genius! found it, it is rod mckuen.

ok, in the interest of not violating copyright, the lyrics are here

So what is the name? I wanna hear it now.

So My Sheep May Safely Graze

- from "The Carols of Christmas"

tina, sent you a pm

I got it the minute I rebooted. Whenever Jonni goes on I get slow going and some pop ups. I don't know if it is youtube or the other sites she goes on but I hate it.

good deal. did you like it? i liked it better as a choral arrangement, but i'm just thrilled to find it. i really think my family thought i was crazy!

Well, I am quite sure your family knows exactly how crazy you are and love you anyway.
I did like it. I have always liked his poetry too.