Christian Hymns ‎#295

295. Christian children must be holy

1 Christian children must be holy,
Serving God from day to day;
Never is the time too early
For a Christian to obey.

2 Jesus taught us in His childhood;
Only eight short days He saw,
Ere He suffered circumcision,
And obeyed His Father's law.

3 He who is our great example,
Let no moment run to loss;
Not one precious hour He wasted,
From the cradle to the cross.

4 Soon He sorrowed, soon He suffered:
We must meek and gentle be;
Little pain and little trial
Ever bearing patiently.

5 Soon He showed a son's obedience:
We must early learn to do,
Not our own will, but our Father's,
And be found obedient too.

Text Information

• First Line: Christian children must be holy
• Meter: 8, 7, 8, 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1898
• Topic: Christ: Example of; Faith: Ground of; Following Christ; Holiness
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Mrs. C. F. Alexander, d. 1895.

Tune Information

• Name: BERGGREEN
• Composer: A. P. Berggreen (1849)
• Meter: 8, 7, 8, 7.
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Public Domain.