The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#370

370. A little child the Saviour came

1 A little child the Saviour came,
the Mighty God was still His name,
and angels worshipped as He lay,
the seeming infant of a day.

2 He who, a little child, once came
the life divine here to proclaim,
declares from heaven the message free,
'Let little children come to me.'

3 We bring them here, O Lord, divine,
with sprinkled water as the sign;
their souls with saving grace endow;
baptize them with Your Spirit now.

4 O give Your angels charge, good Lord,
them safely in Your way to guard;
Your blessing on their lives command,
and write their names upon Your hand.

5 O Saviour, by an infant's tongue
You hear Your perfect glory sung,
may these, with all the heavenly host,
praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Text Information

• First Line: A little child the Saviour came
• Author: William Robertson, 1820-1864 (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Baptism
• Source: Adapt.: Compilers

Tune Information

• Name: COMMANDMENTS
• Harmonizer: David Evans, 1874-1948 (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Key: G Major
• Source: Adapted from a melody in La Forme des Prières et Chants Ecclésiastiques, Strasbourg, 1545; Harm.: The Revised Church Hymnary, 1927
• Copyright: Harm. by permission of Oxford University Press