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Let Them Come to Me

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1 From far across the rolling sea
Sweet words of kindness come to me,
“Of such shall heaven’s kingdom be,
Let little children come.”

Chorus:
“Let them come to me,
Trusting, lovingly.
Except ye come as little ones,
Ye cannot come to me.”

2 We seem to hear His tender voice
bid ev’ry longing heart rejoice
Who early make the Lord their choice
Oh, let the children come! [Chorus]

3 Oh, turn not youthful hearts away,
In foolish paths of sin to stray,
Let little children learn to pray
And unto Jesus come. [Chorus]


Source: Gems and Jewels #96

Author: Mrs. L. M. Beal Bateman

Pseudonym: Grace Glenn; Lucinda M. Beal Bateman lived in Ionia, Michigan. She wrote A book of rhymes to suit the times published about 1886 by N. Chapin & Son (Chicago); Gleams of gold published about 1889, and The prohibition speaker: a collection of readings, recitations, dialogues, tableux and songs for temperance and prohibition entertainments published in 1889 by Filmore Bros. (Cincinnati). She married Zadoc Henry Bateman in 1875. They had one daughter, Grace. Dianne Shapiro, from "A book of rhymes to suit the times" and "The Genealogy of Dennis Bowen Caskey and Michelle Lynn Smith" (caskey-family.com/genhome, retrieved 7-1-2018)  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: From far across the rolling sea
Title: Let Them Come to Me
Author: Mrs. L. M. Beal Bateman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Let them come to me
Copyright: Public Domain

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Gems and Jewels #96

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