A Sheep and Not a Lamb

‘Twas a sheep, not a lamb that went astray In the parable Jesus told: ‘Twas a grown up sheep that wandered away from the ninety and nine in the fold.
And out on the hilltop, and out in the cold ‘Twas a sheep that the good shepherd sought And back to the flock and back to the fold ‘Twas a sheep that the good shepherd brought.
Now why should the sheep be so carefully fed And cared for even today? Because there is danger if they go wrong They will lead the lambs astray.
The lambs will follow the sheep you know Wherever they wander, wherever they go If the sheep go wrong it will not be long Till the lambs are as wrong as they.
So still with the sheep we must earnestly plead For the sake of the Lambs today; If the lambs are lost what a terrible cost The sheep will have to pay. Author Unknown