Scripture Verse

Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them. Mark 10:14

Introduction

Words: J. Ni­cho­las, in Gar­lands of Praise, ed­it­ed by Asa Hull (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Asa Hull, 1876), num­ber 131.

Music: Go­mer Tho­mas (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Ni­cho­las or Tho­mas (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Jesus said, how sweet the sto­ry!
Children may come un­to Me,
For of such in all its glo­ry,
Shall My heav’n­ly king­dom be.

Refrain

Suffer the child­ren to come un­to Me,
Suffer the child­ren, suf­fer the child­ren
To come un­to Me, un­to Me.

Oh, how grand, and yet how sim­ply,
Jesus calls the lit­tle child!
Never are His words harsh or an­gry,
But are lov­ing, ten­der, mild.

Refrain

Children, yes, but not for­sak­en,
We are wel­comed by His love;
Hark! He calls, and bids us hast­en
To His home of joy above.

Refrain

illustration
Jesus Blessing the Children
Bernhard Plockhorst (1825–1907)