Melodious Sonnets ‎#72

72. Little Friends of Jesus

1 Do you know what makes us happy,
When so many hearts are sad?
We are little friends of Jesus,
That is why we are so glad.

Refrain:
We are little friends, we are loving friends,
We are happy, happy little friends of Jesus;
We are little friends, we are loving friends,
We are happy all day long.

2 Jesus loves the children dearly,—
In his Word he tells them so;
Once he took them up and blessed them,
Many, many years ago. [Refrain]

3 We are little lambs of Jesus;
He, our Shepherd kind and dear,
Speaks, and, though we do not see him,
In our hearts his voice we hear. [Refrain]

4 If we try our best to please him
He will take us by and by
Where our spirit eyes will know him,
Far beyond the starry sky. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Do you know what makes us happy
• Title: Little Friends of Jesus
• Author: S. Martin
• Refrain First Line: We are little friends, we are loving friends
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1885
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Do you know what makes us happy]
• Composer: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick
• Notes: Public Domain.