The Hymnal ‎#442b

442b. 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 know that I share in His love;
And if I now earnestly serve Him below,
I shall see Him and hear Him above.

4 I long for the joy of that glorious time,
The sweetest and brightest and best,
When the dear little children of every clime
All shall crowd to His arms and be blest.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: I think when I read that sweet story of old
• Author: Jemima Luke (1841)
• Meter: Irregular
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Children, Christ's Love for; Children's Hymns; Christ: Love of

Tune Information

• Name: SWEET STORY
• Arranger: William B. Bradbury (1859)
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: A Greek folk song