Scripture Verse

Let the little children come to Me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Mark 10:14

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Ap­ples of Gold in Pic­tures of Sil­ver, ed­it­ed by Ed­ward Ro­berts (New York: Ma­son Bro­thers, 1867).

Music: Birk­en­head W. How­ard Doane (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Howard Doane (1832–1915)

Lyrics

If I come to Je­sus,
He will make me glad;
He will give me plea­sure
When my heart is sad.

Refrain

If I come to Je­sus,
Happy I shall be.
He is gent­ly call­ing
Little ones like me.

If I come to Je­sus
He will hear my pray­er;
He will love me dear­ly,
He my sins did bear.

Refrain

If I come to Je­sus
He will take my hand,
He will kind­ly lead me
To a bet­ter land.

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There with hap­py child­ren,
Robed in snowy white,
I shall see my Sav­ior
In that world so bright.

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