Artist: Michael McLean
Album: Safe Harbors
Song Title: Ninety and Nine

I am one of the ninety and nine¹
I’m not perfect,² but basically I’m doing fine
I have not lost my way
I have not gone astray
I’m just one of the ninety and nine

I am here in the heart of the fold³
I’m not mindless, but I try do as I’m told
I’m not tempted to run
and become the lost one
I am here in the heart of the fold

So why is my Shepherd comin’ this way toward me
He’s holding his arms out
And he’s callin’ my name⁴
Yes he’s callin’ my name
But how, how can this be?

I’m just one of the ninety and nine
I have stumbled and fallen
but I’ve kept in line
I’m not one he must seek
I’m not all that unique
I’m just one of the ninety and nine.

So why is my Shepherd treating me like a lost lamb
He’s searching to find me
And he’s holding me now
Yes, he’s holding me now
And teaching me who I am

So why am I feelin’ like I’m the only one here⁵
It’s like I’m his favorite
And he takes me aside
And he sweetly confides
These remarkable words in my ear

You are one of the ninety and nine
Have you any idea how brightly you shine?
You are safe in his fold
and it’s time you were told
That I know where you’ve been so I know where you’ll be
Because all of your life you’ve been following me
You are more than just one of the sands of the sea
Or just one of the ninety and nine

You are mine⁶
You are mine
You are mine
You are mine

I am one of the ninety and nine

1. Matthew 18:12-13; Luke 15:4-6; Ezekiel 34:11-12, 16[↩]
2. Matthew 5:48[↩]
3. Mosiah 18:8-10[↩]
4. JS-H 1:17, 33, 49[↩]
5. 3 Nephi 11:14-15 Isn’t it amazing how the lord care’s about each and every person. Despite the large number of people EACH person was able to come forward and feel the prints of the nails in his hands and his feet and learn for themselves![↩]
6. D&C 50:41[↩]