The Children's Hymnbook ‎#102

102. I Think When I Read That Sweet Story of Old

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 arms 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.

Text Information

• First Line: I think when I read that sweet story of old
• Title: I Think When I Read That Sweet Story of Old
• Author: Jemima Luke (1841, alt.)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1962
• Topic: Jesus on Earth

Tune Information

• Name: SWEET STORY (Luke)
• Arranger: William B. Bradbury
• Harmonizer: Winfred Douglas (1918)
• Key: D Major
• Source: Greek Melody
• Copyright: Arr. © The Church Pension fund from "The Hymnal of The Protestant Episcopal Church"
• Notes: Now Public Domain