The Service of Praise ‎#104

104. The Children Are Coming to Thee

1 Dear Saviour, the children are coming to thee,
Coming to thee, coming to thee,
From mountain and valley, from island and sea,
The children are coming to thee;
For “suffer the children to come unto me,
Forbidding them not” in the Bible we see,
So now in life’s morning, so happy and free,
The children are coming to thee.

Refrain:
Coming to thee, coming to thee;
Like doves to the windows or birds to the tree,
The children are coming to thee.

2 Dear Saviour, the children are coming to thee,
Coming to thee, coming to thee,
To lean on thy breast and thy beauty to see,
The children are coming to thee;
“An army with banners” now marching along,
An army for Jesus, to fight against wrong,
Still shouting and singing a jubilant song,
The children are coming to thee. [Refrain]

3 Dear Saviour, the children are coming to thee,
Coming to thee, coming to thee,
O look down from heaven, dear Saviour, and see,
The children are coming to thee;
O take them and seal them forever thine own,
And never allow them to wander alone,
But tenderly guide them until ‘round thy throne,
The children are gather’d to thee. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Saviour, the children are coming to thee
• Title: The Children Are Coming to Thee
• Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.
• Refrain First Line: Coming to thee, coming to thee
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1900
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Dear Saviour, the children are coming to thee]
• Composer: J. Howard Entwisle
• Notes: Public Domain.