Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal. 9th ed. a347. A little child, the Savior came

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Text:

A little child, the Savior came

1 A little child, the Savior came,
The mighty God was still His Name;
And angels worshipped as He lay,
The seeming infant of a day.

2 He who a little child began
Saved children, too, by sin defiled,
And still proclaims the message free:
Let little children come to Me.

3 We bring, at Thy beloved behest,
Thy heirs in Holy Baptism blest,
Through Christian nurture, faith, and prayer,
That they may all Thy blessings share.

4 O give Thine angels charge, good Lord!
To keep them Thy way and Word;
Be throughout life Thy blessings given,
And in the end take them to heaven.

Text Information
First Line:	A little child, the Savior came
Meter:	L. M.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1895
Topic:	The Catechism: The Christian Household
Notes:	Author from Index: Wm. Robertson