Suffer the Little Children to Come Unto Me

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1 See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand
With all-engaging charms;
Hark, how He calls the tender lambs,
And folds them in His arms!

2 "Permit them to approach," He cries,
"Nor scorn their humble name;
For 'twas to bless such souls as these
The Lord of angels came."

3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands,
And yield them up to Thee;
Joyful that we ourselves are Thine,
Thine let our offspring be.

Amen.

Source: Worship and Service Hymnal: For Church, School, and Home #174

Author: Philip Doddridge

Philip Doddridge (b. London, England, 1702; d. Lisbon, Portugal, 1751) belonged to the Non-conformist Church (not associated with the Church of England). Its members were frequently the focus of discrimination. Offered an education by a rich patron to prepare him for ordination in the Church of England, Doddridge chose instead to remain in the Non-conformist Church. For twenty years he pastored a poor parish in Northampton, where he opened an academy for training Non-conformist ministers and taught most of the subjects himself. Doddridge suffered from tuberculosis, and when Lady Huntington, one of his patrons, offered to finance a trip to Lisbon for his health, he is reputed to have said, "I can as well go to heaven from Lisbon as from Nort… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand
Title: Suffer the Little Children to Come Unto Me
Author: Philip Doddridge (1755)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

SERENITY (Wallace)


EVAN (Havergal)

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #445

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #445

A Collection of Choral Hymns for the ... Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Congregation #d155

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches #384

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy #384

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A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #384

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A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #216

A Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Worship approved by the Presbytery of Charleston #d129

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d726

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d730

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d730

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A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #285

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A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #256

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. with a Supplement #d526

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the United Brethren in Christ #d300

A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d279

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #381

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #743

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #588

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America. #446

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A Collection of Hymns #677

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A Collection of Hymns #348

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #525

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #525

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #525

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #525

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #525

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #525

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship #CLXV

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #348

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families 16ed. #542

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #482

A Liturgy for the New Church #d58

A Liturgy for the New Church. 3rd ed. #d58

A Selection of Hymns #d245

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #316

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #316

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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #307

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A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. #337

A Selection of Hymns, from the Best Authors, Designed as a Supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns #d527

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A Selection of Hymns #CCCXXXVII

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for ... Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d287

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of the Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d290

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #809

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A Service Book #100

Additional Hymns, Designed as a Supplement to Dwight's Psalms & Hymns #d160

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African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #307

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American Lutheran Hymnal #523

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American Psalmody #75b

Book of Common Praise #d497

Boston Sunday School Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d106

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Bradbury's Golden Chain of Sabbath School Melodies #97c

Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d779

Canadian Sabbath-School Hymn Book #65

Carmina for Social Worship #d218

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Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship #80

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Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #564

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Carmina Sanctorum #564

Chapel Hymns #d476

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Childhood Songs #40

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Children's Praise #60

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Christ in Song #182

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #610

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Christian Hymns #216

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Christian Life Songs #90

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Christian Praise #519

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Christian Praise #184

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Christian Praise #184

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d775

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Church Book #320

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Church Book #320

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Church Choral-Book #245

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Church Choral-Book #322

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Church Chorals and Choir Studies #93

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Church Harmonies #318

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Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #149

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Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #149

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Church Hymns and Tunes #561

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Church Melodies #746

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Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #689

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Church Poetry #149a

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Church Psalmist #455

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Church Psalmist #455

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Church Psalmist #455

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Church Psalmody #357

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Common Praise #593

Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d606

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Conference Hymns #241

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Crowning Day No. 5 #107

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Dew Drops of Sacred Song #57

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Evangelical Hymnal #448

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Evangelical Hymns #257

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