Linden Harp ‎#32

32. May not the children sing

1 Who shall sing, if not the children?
Did not Jesus die for them?
May they not with other jewels
Sparkle in his diadem?
Why to them were voices given?
Birdlike voices, sweet and clear--
May they not with other jewels
Sparkle in his diadem?

2 There's a choir of infant songsters,
White-robed, round the Saviour's throne;
Angels cease, and waiting listen--
O, 'tis sweeter than their own!
Faith can hear the rapturous choral,
When her ear is upward turn'd;
Is it not the same, perfected,
Which upon the earth they learn'd?

3 Jesus, when on earth sojourning,
Loved them with a wondrous love;
And will he, to heaven returning,
Faithless to his blessing prove?
O, they cannot sing too early!
Fathers, stand not in their way!
Birds sing while the day is breaking--
Tell me, then, why should not they?

Text Information

• First Line: Who shall sing, if not the children?
• Title: May not the children sing
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1855

Tune Information

• Name: [Who shall sing, if not the children?]
• Key: A Major