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Text:Jesus, friend of all the children
Author:Walter J. Mathams, 1853-1931
Tune:WESTRIDGE
Composer:Martin Shaw, 1875-1958

656. Jesus, friend of all the children

1 Jesus, friend of all the children,
be my friend and guide;
take my hand, and ever keep me
by your side.

2 Step by step, oh lead me onward,
growing into youth,
wiser, stronger, till increasing
in your truth.

3 Never leave me nor forsake me;
always be my friend,
for I need you, from life's dawning
to its end.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, friend of all the children
Title: Jesus, friend of all the children
Author: Walter J. Mathams, 1853-1931
Meter: 8 6 8 3
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Scripture: ; ; ; ;
Topic: Children and Youth: Discipleship; Guidance; Jesus Christ: Union with (2 more...)
Copyright: © Oxford University Press
Notes: Now Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: WESTRIDGE
Composer: Martin Shaw, 1875-1958
Meter: 8 6 8 3
Key: F Major or modal
Copyright: © Oxford University Press from Songs of Praise for Boys and Girls



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