The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12830

12830. The Children Are Coming

1 The children are coming to Jesus,
They’re turning from sin’s vile way;
They’re seeking the mansions of glory,
They’re bound for that heaven, they say.

Refrain:
We’re coming, dearest Savior,
Coming in youth today;
O, guide us by Thy Spirit,
And lead us all the way.

2 The children are coming to Jesus,
"Salvation," they say, "is free";
’Tis Jesus that tenderly calls them,
Bright gems in His crown to be. [Refrain]

3 The children are coming to Jesus,
With angels to guide their way;
While bright robes in glory are waiting,
For all who will watch and pray. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: The children are coming to Jesus
• Title: The Children Are Coming
• Author: P. S. Orwig
• Refrain First Line: We’re coming, dearest Savior
• Language: English
• Source: National Tidings of Joy by David E. Dortch (Nashville: National Baptist Publishing Board, 1878)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [The children are coming to Jesus]
• Composer: Asa Allen Armen
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Some hymnals give the composer as A. B. Condo, one of Armen's pseudonyms