Save me the Hundred sheep.

 Here is a poem based on the parable of the lost sheep and a collection of scriptures celebrating the Shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine to find the one.

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The One He Left Behind

When ninety-nine were safe and warm,

Secure within the shepherd's fold,

You left them all to face the storm,

To bring me back from bitter cold.

I was the one who wandered far,

The foolish sheep who lost its way.

I followed paths of moon and star,

Until the light had turned to grey.

But You, Good Shepherd, counted me,

Not just a number in the throng.

You crossed the valleys, climbed the tree,

And brought me home with joyful song.

You save me, the hundredth lamb,

The one who could not find the way.

You place me on Your shoulders, and

You carry me—I'm here to stay.

Rejoice with Me, the angels sing,

For this one sheep was lost but found!

Let all the courts of heaven ring—

The lost is home, and safe and sound.

So when I wander, when I stray,

When I forget Your voice so true,

Come find me, Lord, and bring me back,

For there is no one else like You.

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Scripture for the Lost Sheep

The Parable of the Lost Sheep:

"Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn't he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.' I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent." (Luke 15:4-7)

The Good Shepherd:

"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." (John 10:11)

He Knows His Sheep:

"I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep." (John 10:14-15)

Not One Will Be Lost:

"My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand." (John 10:29)

We Are His People:

"Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture." (Psalm 100:3)

He Carries Us:

"He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young." (Isaiah 40:11)

All We Like Sheep:

"We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all." (Isaiah 53:6)

He Will Seek the Lost:

"For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness." (Ezekiel 34:11-12)

Rejoicing in Heaven:

"In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." (Luke 15:10)

The Shepherd and Overseer of Your Souls:

"For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls." (1 Peter 2:25)

He Leads Me:

"The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name's sake." (Psalm 23:1-3)

The Lost Will Be Found:

"I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak." (Ezekiel 34:16)

One Flock, One Shepherd:

"I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd." (John 10:16)