Children of the Savior's care

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Children of the Savior's care

Author: John Newton
Tune: [Children of the Saviour's care]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Children of the Saviour's care,
Folded in his arms of grace,
Each to heav'nly promise heir,
Come and seek his face.

Chorus:
Then come, children, come,
Cease from your straying,
While "Suffer them to come"
The Saviour is saying.

2 Wait not till by sin defiled,
Fleshy heart will change to stone,
And the promise made the child
Is forever gone. [Chorus]

3 Dew of youth upon the brow,
Light of hope within the breast,
You may come to Jesus now,
And enjoy His rest. [Chorus]

4 Heav'nly Shepherd's gentle hand,
Stay the little wand'ring feet;
Turn them to the better land,
Bring them to thy seat. [Chorus]

Source: The Silver Chime: a cluster of Sabbath school melodies, tunes, sentences, chants, etc., for the use of children and teachers in their school exercises, devotions, and recreations, to which is added... #20

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Author: John Newton

John Newton (b. London, England, 1725; d. London, 1807) was born into a Christian home, but his godly mother died when he was seven, and he joined his father at sea when he was eleven. His licentious and tumultuous sailing life included a flogging for attempted desertion from the Royal Navy and captivity by a slave trader in West Africa. After his escape he himself became the captain of a slave ship. Several factors contributed to Newton's conversion: a near-drowning in 1748, the piety of his friend Mary Catlett, (whom he married in 1750), and his reading of Thomas à Kempis' Imitation of Christ. In 1754 he gave up the slave trade and, in association with William Wilberforce, eventually became an ardent abolitionist. After becoming a tide… Go to person page >

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