Worship and Service Hymnal ‎#493

493. I Think When I Read That Sweet Story

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 arm 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 ask for a share in His love;
And if I now earnestly seek Him below,
I shall see Him and hear Him above.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: I think when I read that sweet story of old
• Title: I Think When I Read That Sweet Story
• Author: Jemima T. Luke, 1813-1906
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1957
• Topic: Dedication: of Children; Children's Hymns; Special Subjects and Occasions: Childhood

Tune Information

• Name: SWEET STORY
• Arranger: William B. Bradbury, 1816-1868
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Greek Folk Song