Leave the Ninety-Nine

We must leave the ninety-nine To go search and find The one lost sheep Wand'ring far behind We must leave the ninety-nine To go search and find The one lost sheep- Left behind (Chorus) Just suppose one of you has a hundred sheep Then loses one of them and begins to weep Would you not leave the ninety and nine And go after the one on your heart and mind And when it's found you would hold it closer And carry it home upon your shoulders Then call all your neighbors and gather all your friends Celebrating your sheep that's back in the fold again [Bridge] Likewise there's more rejoicing In Heaven up above Over one lost soul who will repent Than for the ninety-nine Who are already found To be righteous and so obedient (So..) (Chorus) Now suppose one of you has ten silver coins But then loses one of them from your collection Would you not light the house and sweep the floors Searching very carefully for what is yours Would you not put away the other precious nine And look in every corner until the lost one you'd find Then call all your neighbors and gather all your friends Celebrating you have your coin in your hand again [Bridge] (Chorus) [Bridge2] But don't forsake the congregation And now's the time for visitation To lead the lost ones to salvation With God's angels in celebration (Chorus)