The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15926

15926. Suffer Children To Come

1 Jesus said, how sweet the story!
Children may come unto Me,
For of such in all its glory,
Shall My heav’nly kingdom be.

Refrain:
Suffer the children to come unto Me,
Suffer the children, suffer the children
To come unto Me, unto Me.

2 Oh, how grand, and yet how simply,
Jesus calls the little child!
Never are His words harsh or angry,
But are loving, tender, mild. [Refrain]

3 Children, yes, but not forsaken,
We are welcomed by His love;
Hark! He calls, and bids us hasten
To His home of joy above. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus said, how sweet the story!
• Title: Suffer Children To Come
• Author: J. Nicholas (1876, alt.)
• Refrain First Line: Suffer the children to come unto Me
• Language: English
• Source: Garlands of Praise, by Asa Hull (New York: Daniel Knowles, 1874)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Jesus said, how sweet the story]
• Composer: Gomer Thomas
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain