In the Temple

Representative Text

1 In the temple, in the temple,
Stood a little boy one day,
And the doctors wonder'd greatly
At the words they heard Him say.

Chorus:
It was Jesus! It was Jesus!
He was but a little child,
But the light of heav’n was shining
In His face so pure and mild.

2 With the teachers there they found Him,
Tho’ a lowly, learning youth,
But His answers as He told them
Were complete with Bible truth. [Chorus]

3 Let us ever then be eager
To sit down at Jesus' feet,
To be learning from our Savior,
And His lessons to repeat. [Chorus]

Source: Let Youth Praise Him: a hymnal for Christian primary schools, Sunday schools and Christian homes #66

Author: Flora Kirkland

Flora Kirkland was born in 1862 in Kentucky, before moving to Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from school she became a public school teacher for the seventh grade. She was a member of Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church for which she wrote a number of hymns. She was very active in the Wallabout Bay Mission in that neighborhood of Brooklyn. Most of Wallabout Bay would be filled in to make way for the Brooklyn Navy Yard. She died 17 January 1911. Brooklyn Standard Union, 16 January 1911 Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: In the temple, in the temple
Title: In the Temple
Author: Flora Kirkland
Language: English
Refrain First Line: It was Jesus! It was Jesus!
Publication Date: 1921
Copyright: Public Domain

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Let Youth Praise Him #66

Let Youth Praise Him. 2nd ed. #d48

Our Hymns of Praise #80

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Praises We Sing (2nd ed.) #45

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Songs for Children #d66

Songs for Children, a Collection of Hymns and Other Songs ... #d62

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Songs for Juniors #42

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Songs for Little Singers No. 3 #32

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Songs of Cheer for Children #60

The Call to Praise #d63

The Call to Praise, a Hymnal for Children's Division #d56

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The Children's Hymnbook #98

Vacation School Songbook #d5

When Boys and Girls Sing #63

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