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1 I think when I read that sweet story of old,
When Jesus was here among men,
How He call'd little children as lambs to His fold,
I should like to have been with them then.
2 I wish that His hands had been placed on my head,
That His arm had been thrown around me,
And that I might have seen His kind look when He said,
Let the little ones comes unto Me.
3 Yet still to His footstool in prayer I may go,
And ask for a share in His love;
And if I thus earnestly seek Him below,
I shall see Him and hear Him above.
4 In that beautiful place He has gone to prepare
For all who are washed and forgiven;
And many dear children shall be with Him there,
For of such is the kingdom of heaven.
5 But thousands and thousands who wander and fall,
Never heard of that heavenly home;
I wish they could know there is room for them all,
And that Jesus has bid them to come.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I think when I read that sweet story of old |
Meter: | P. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1883 |
Topic: | Hymns for Little Children |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ROSSLYN |
Meter: | P. M. |
Key: | G Major |