 A big passion of his life was the creation of the innovative hymns, ancient and modern, an impressive achievement in the history of English hymn history and a collection of the various glorious gospels of his time. An important feature of this hymnal was the printing of text and tune for each hymn on the same page, so any singer could see and sing the unique pairings. The King of Love My Shepherd Is is a paraphrase of Psalm 23.