Jesus, Friend of little children
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.