Jesus loves child­ren, the Bi­ble says so;
He will be with them wher­ev­er they go,
Shield them from harm thro’ the dark­ness of night,
Guide them and help them all day to do right.

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Shout the glad news to each one you meet,
Jesus loves ev­en the waifs of the street.

Suffer the child­ren to come un­to Me,
Those words He spoke be­side blue Ga­li­lee;
Not the rich on­ly, His sweet mes­sage greets,
Jesus loves ev­en the waifs of the streets.

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Ragged and tat­tered and hun­gry, the waif
May to the Sav­ior re­pair and be safe;
Christ once was friend­less and hun­gry and poor,
That’s why He pi­ties the waifs at the door.

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