The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#109

109. A little child may know

1 A little child may know
our Father's name of Love;
'tis written on the earth below,
and on the sky above.

2 Around me when I look,
His handiwork I see;
this world is like a picture-book
to teach His name to me.

3 The thousand little flowers
within our garden found,
the rainbow and the soft spring showers,
and every pleasant sound;

4 The birds that sweetly sing,
the moon that shines by night,
with every tiny living thing
rejoicing in the light;

5 And every star above,
set in the deep blue sky,
all tell me that our God is love,
and tell me He is nigh.

Text Information

• First Line: A little child may know
• Author: Jane Elizabeth Leeson, 1809-1881
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004
• Topic: Creation: God's World; Creation: Harvest; God Through the Years: His Providence

Tune Information

• Name: SANDYS
• Meter: SM
• Key: D Major
• Source: English traditional carol melody; Sandys's Christmas Carols Ancient and Modenr, 1833; Harm.: Compilers of Church Hymnary, 3rd ed. 1973