Mein Hirt ist Gott der Herr

"Mein Hirt ist Gott der Herr" is a Christian hymn with German text by Caspar Ulenberg who paraphrased Psalm 23 in 1582. Based on his melody, Johannes Hatzfeld wrote a melody in 1948.

History

Caspar Ulenberg paraphrased Psalm 23 in 1582. In the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob, it is GL 421, in the section "Leben in Gott - Vertrauen und Trost". The song is in four stanzas in bar form. it is part of several hymnals.