The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16468

16468. Jesus Was Once A Little Child

1 Jesus was once a lit­tle child,
A lit­tle child like me;
Was cra­dled in His mo­ther’s arms
And sat up­on her knee.

2 Once He was just the age I am,
And was as help­less, too;
He used to sleep, and walk, and speak,
Just as all child­ren do.

3 And yet, though He was once a child,
He is the God of all;
And angel hosts be­fore His throne
In low­ly wor­ship fall.

4 And why was it He chose to be
A child so poor and weak?
It was that I might learn from Him
How bless­èd are the meek.

5 It was that I might learn from Him
My par­ents to obey,
And, like the Child of Na­za­reth,
Grow ho­li­er ev­ery day.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus was once a lit­tle child
• Title: Jesus Was Once A Little Child
• Author: Mary F. Cusack, 1829-1899
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CHILDHOOD
• Composer: Charles John Dickinson, 1822-1883
• Meter: CM
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain