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Jesus, friend of little children
Author: Walter John Mathams 1853-1931 Meter: 8.5.8.3 Appears in 79 hymnals Used With Tune: FARNHAM
Jesus, friend of little children
Jesus, Friend Of Little Children
Author: Walter John Mathams, 1853-1931 Hymnal: The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada #266 (1971) Meter: 8.5.8.3 Tune Title: FARNHAM
Jesus, Friend Of Little Children
Jesus, Friend Of Little Children
Author: Walter John Mathams Hymnal: Voices United #340 (1996) Meter: 8.5.8.3 Lyrics: 1 Jesus, friend of little children,
let me be one too;
take my hand, and ever keep me
close to you.
2 Teach me how to grow in goodness,
daily as I grow.
You have been a child, and surely
you must know.
3 Never leave me, nor forsake me;
ever be my friend;
for I need you, from life's dawning
to its end. Topics: Jesus Christ Praise and Thanksgiving; Adoration and Praise; Children Praising; Friendship; Jesus Christ Friend; Jesus Christ Master; Jesus Christ Person; Jesus Christ Praise; Jesus Christ Presence; Need for God/Christ; Proper 19 Year A; Proper 28 Year A; Proper 22 Year B; Proper 6 Year C Tune Title: FARNHAM
Jesus, Friend Of Little Children
Jesus, friend of little children
Author: Walter John Mathams 1853-1931 Hymnal: The Australian Hymn Book with Catholic Supplement #524 (1977) Meter: 8.5.8.3 Tune Title: FARNHAM
Jesus, friend of little children
Gerald Wheeler
b. 1929 Person Name: Gerald Wheeler, 1929- Composer of "FARNHAM" in The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada
Gerald Wheeler
Walter John Mathams
1853 - 1931 Person Name: Walter John Mathams, 1853-1931 Author of "Jesus, Friend Of Little Children" in The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada Mathams, Walter John, was born in London, Oct. 30, 1853. Early in life he went to sea; but on returning through Palestine to England he began to study for the Ministry. In 1874 he entered the Regent's Park Baptist College as a Student, and subsequently had a pastoral charge at Preston, Lancashire. In 1879, his health failing, he went for a time to Australia and other places. Returning to England, he became, in 1883, minister at Falkirk, Scotland, and in 1888, at Birmingham. Whilst a student, he published a small volume of hymns and poems as At Jesus' Feet, (1876). He is also the author of several religious books of a popular character, as: Fireside Parables, 1879; Sunday Parables, 1883, &c. His principal hymns are:—
1. Bright falls the morning light. Morning.
2. Gentle Jesus, full of grace. Learning of Christ.
3. Go, work for God, and do not say. Christian Work.
4. God loves the little sparrows. Divine Providence.
5. Jesus, Friend of little children. Child's Prayer to Christ.
6. My heart, 0 God, be wholly Thine. Consecration.
7. No room for Thee, Lord Jesus. No room for
Christ.
8. Reign in my heart, Great God. Consecration.
9. Sailing on the ocean. Life a Voyage.
Nos. 1 and 6 of these hymns first appeared in his At Jesus’ Feet, 1876. Mr. Mathams has written several other hymns which have appeared in magazines and elsewhere. One of these, "Good has come from Nazareth," has been set to music by Dr. E. J. Hopkins. The 9 hymns named above are mainly in Baptist hymnbooks. [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Mathams, W. J. , p. 718, ii. Mr. Mathams entered the ministry of the Established Church of Scotland in 1900, acted for two years as chaplain to the Scottish forces in Egypt, and is now (1906) minister in charge of the parish of Stronsay, Orkney. His recent hymns include:—
1. Captain and Comrade of us all. [For Soldiers and Sailors.] Written and printed for use at a service held at Gourock Parish Church, April 10, 1904, on behalf of the Queen Victoria Memorial School for sons of Scottish sailors and soldiers.
2. From heights where God is reigning. [Boys' Brigade.] Written, 1905, for the S. S. Hymnary, 1905.
3. God is with us, God is with us. [Christian Warfare.] Written by request of the Nat. Council of Evang. Free Churches, first sung at their Congress at Nottingham, 1896, and published in the Christian Endeavour Hymnal, 1896.
4. Lord Jesus Christ! for love of Thee. [Christian Warfare.] Written in 1899, in connection with the Centenary Fund of the Congreg. Union. In the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905.
5. 0 Christ, sweet Rose of Sharon. [The Rose of Sharon.] Contributed to the Christian Endeavour Hymnal, 1896.
We may add that of the hymns noted at p. 718, ii., Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 were contributed to the Baptist Psalms and Hymns for School and Home, 1882, and that No. 7, first printed as a leaflet in 1878, is in the Suppl. of 1880 to the Baptist Psalms and Hymns. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Walter John Mathams
