A MINISTER OF LOVE                          A MINISTER OF LOVE
I God hath given Pastors                    I God hath given Pastors
For perfecting of the saints                For perfecting of the saints
For edification of the body of Christ       For edification of the body of Christ
To give exhortation, to help our burden     To give exhortation, to help our burden
bear                                        bear
Longside when rejoicing in our time of      Longside when rejoicing in our time of
mourning share                              mourning share
CHORUS                                      CHORUS
"And I will give you Pastors                "And I will give you Pastors
according to Mine heart                     according to Mine heart
Pastors which shall feed you                Pastors which shall feed you
with knowledge from above."                 with knowledge from above."
One whose heart surrendered                 One whose heart surrendered
to answer Spirit's call,                    to answer Spirit's call,
To be God's under shepherd,                 To be God's under shepherd,
To minister with love.                      To minister with love.
II God hath given Pastors                   II God hath given Pastors
for the work of ministry                    for the work of ministry
For administrations in the body of Christ   For administrations in the body of Christ
Not for filthy lucre, but lead us to obey   Not for filthy lucre, but lead us to obey
Leading us to Jesus and that                Leading us to Jesus and that
In God's Word we stay                       In God's Word we stay
CHORUS                                      CHORUS
 "And I will give you Pastors                "And I will give you Pastors
according to Mine heart                     according to Mine heart
Pastors which shall feed you                Pastors which shall feed you
with knowledge from above."                 with knowledge from above."
One whose heart surrendered                 One whose heart surrendered
to answer Spirit's call                     to answer Spirit's call
To be God's under shepherd,                 To be God's under shepherd,
To minister with love                       To minister with love
BRIDGE                                      BRIDGE
We praise Thee LORD for giving us a         We praise Thee LORD for giving us a
Pastor                                      Pastor
A servant leader who watches our estate     A servant leader who watches our estate
Whose heart does ache,                      Whose heart does ache,
When our hearts break                       When our hearts break
Who preach and teach for Jesus' sake.       Who preach and teach for Jesus' sake.
(Chorus)                                    (Chorus)
Now thank God's under shepherd, A           Now thank God's under shepherd, A
Minister of love                            Minister of love