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Jesus, Friend of little children

by W. J. Mathams

Representative text

As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 543.

Verse 1

Jesus, Friend of little children, Be a friend to me; Take my hand and ever keep me Close to Thee.

Verse 2

Teach me how to grow in goodness, Daily as I grow; Thou hast been a child, and surely Thou dost know.

Verse 3

Step by step, O, lead me onward, Upward into youth; Wiser, stronger, still becoming In Thy truth.

Verse 4

Never leave me, nor forsake me; Ever be my friend; For I need Thee from life’s dawning To its end.

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