Concordia ‎#203

203. I Think when I Read

1 I think when I read that sweet story of old,
When Jesus was here among men,
How He called little children as lambs to His fold,
I should like to have been with them then.

2 I wish that His hands had been placed on my head,
That His arm had been thrown around me,
And that I might have seen His kind look when He said,
"Let the little ones come unto Me."

3 Yet still to His footstool in prayer I may go,
And ask for a share in His love;
And if I thus earnestly seek Him below,
I shall see Him and hear Him above.

4 In that beautiful place He has gone to prepare
For all who are washed and forgiven;
And many dear children shall be with Him there,
For of such is the kingdom of heaven.

5 But thousands and thousands who wander and fall,
Never heard of that heavenly home;
I wish they could know there is room for them all,
And that Jesus has bid them to come.

Text Information

• First Line: I think when I read that sweet story of old
• Title: I Think when I Read
• Author: Jemima Luke (1841)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Childhood and Youth: Childhood

Tune Information

• Name: SWEET STORY
• Key: E Major
• Source: English Melody