BONES AWAKEN - The Gate Lyrics

I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold
Rather than going through the gate
Must surely be a thief and a robber
But the one who enters through the gate

Is the shepherd of the sheep
The gatekeeper opens the gate for him
And the sheep recognize his voice
And come to him

He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out
After he has gathered his own flock
He walks ahead of them
And they follow him because they know his voice

They won't follow a stranger
They will run from him because they don't know his voice
Those who heard Jesus use this illustration
Didn't understand what he meant

So he explained it to them
I tell you the truth
I AM the gate for the sheep
All who came before me were thieves and robbers

But the true sheep did not listen to them
Yes, I AM the gate
Those who come in through me will be saved
They will come and go freely

And will find good pastures
The thief's purpose is to steal
And kill and destroy
My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life

I am the good shepherd
The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep
A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming
He will abandon the sheep

Because they don't belong to him
And he isn't their shepherd
And so the wolf attacks him
And scatters the flock

And the hired hand runs away
Because he's working only for the money
And doesn't really care about the sheep

John 10:1-13