Kind Words ‎#77

77. Come, children, and join in our festival song

1 Come, children, and join in our festival song,
The weeks and the months are all speeding along;
We'll join our glad voices in one hymn of praise
To God, who has kept us, and lengthen'd our days.
Happy meeting to all.*

2 Our Father in heaven, we lift up to thee
Our voice of thanksgiving, our glad jubilee;
Oh bless us, and guide us, dear Saviour, we pray,
That from thy blest precepts we never may stray.
Happy meeting to all.

3 And if before this year has drawn to a close,
Some lov'd one among us, in death shall repose,
Grant, Lord, that the spirit in heaven may dwell,
In glory with Jesus, where all shall be well.
Happy meeting to all.

4 Kind teachers, we children would thank you this day,
That faithfully, kindly, you've taught us the way,
How we may escape from the world's sinful charms,
And find a safe refuge in our Saviour's arms.
Happy meeting to all.

*Happy New Year may be substituted.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, children, and join in our festival song
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1871
• Notes: Happy meeting to all. 11s. To the tune "THE RIVER OF LIFE."

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