Scripture Verse

Let the children come to Me. Don’t stop them, for the kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these. Matthew 19:14

Introduction

Words: Mrs. C. A. Holmes, in The New Shin­ing Star, ed­it­ed by Theo­dore E. Per­kins (New York: F. J. Hunt­ing­ton, 1864), page 64.

Music: Mo­lise S. Burt Sax­ton (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Holmes’ full name, or where to get a good pho­to of her or Sax­ton,

Lyrics

Little child­ren, come to Je­sus;
Hear Him say­ing, Come to Me;
Blessèd Je­sus, who to save us
Shed His blood on Cal­va­ry.
Little souls were made to serve Him,
All His ho­ly law ful­fill;
Little hearts were made to love Him,
Little hands to do His will.

Little eyes to read the Bi­ble
Given from the heav’ns above;
Little ears to hear the story
Of the Sav­ior’s won­drous love;
Little tongues to sing His prais­es,
Little feet to walk His ways,
Little bodies to be tem­ples
Where the Ho­ly Spir­it stays.

There are lit­tle crowns in Hea­ven,
There are lit­tle harps of gold;
There are lit­tle shin­ing dresses,
There are gems and joys un­told.
Jesus gave His blood to buy them;
He has bought enough for all;
Little child­ren, come to Je­sus—
He has love for great and small.