We are a band of merry children

We are a band of merry children

Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Tune: [We are a band of merry children]
Published in 6 hymnals

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1 We are a band of mercy children,
Full of glee, full of glee,
Like the spring time in its beauty,
Glad are we, glad are we,
Bright is the busy world around us,
Bright with flow'rs, bright with flow'rs,
Smiles from the sunny vale above us,
Come with the hours,
Come with the hours.

Chorus:
We are a band of merry, merry children,
While to the Sunday school we cling,
We are a band of merry, merry children,
Tried and true, tried and true.

2 Happy am I, the bird is singing,
Wild and free, wild and free,
While to the song with hearts we echo,
So are we, so are we.
O! there is joy in every blossom,
We may share, we may share,
While we adore the hand that made it,
Pure and fair, pure and fair. [Chorus]

3 Happy am I, the wind is sighing,
Thro' the shade, thro' the shade,
Sweet is my home, the daisy murmurs,
In the glade, in the glade.
Thus we can say in days of childhood,
Full of glee, full of glee,
Blending our hearts with nature's voices,
Blest are we, blest are we. [Chorus]

Source: The Little Sower for Sabbath Schools #64

Author: Fanny J. Crosby

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First Line: We are a band of merry children
Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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