133d | Linden Harp#134 | 136 |
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 him then.
2 I wish that his hands had been placed on my head,
That his arms had been thrown around me,
That I might have seen his kind look when he said,
"Let the little ones come 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 wash'd and forgiven;
And many dear children are gathering there,
"For of such is the kingdom of heaven."
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First Line: | I think, when I read that sweet story of old |
Title: | "Suffer the little ones to come unto me." |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1855 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [I think, when I read that sweet story of old] |
Key: | D Major |