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I Am A Little Child, 'Tis True

I am a lit­tle child, ’tis true

Author: Randall H. Ballantyne
Tune: [My God, thy boundless love I praise]
Published in 1 hymnal

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 I am a lit­tle child, ’tis true,
Yet some­thing sure­ly I may do
To make the Sav­ior known;
In love He has re­deemed my soul,
He found me sick, He made me whole,
And sealed me for His own.

2 And can I see the hea­then die,
And use no means to bring them nigh,
Nor Gos­pel mes­sage send?
Can I en­joy my Fa­ther’s smile,
And ne­ver think that, all the while,
They have no Sav­ior friend?

3 Ah no! this would not be like Him
Who died all na­tions to re­deem;
And who has bid us pray,
That all may know the love of God,
And all be washed in Je­sus’ blood,
Which takes their sins away.

4 And though I’ve lit­tle to bestow,
Yet giv­en will­ing­ly, I know
The lit­tle I can send,
Will be as pleas­ing in His sight,
As was the poor old wi­dow’s mite,
Which Jesus did com­mend.

5 Then let me ne­ver think or say,
That I’m too young a child to pray,
Or give for Jesus’ sake:
If done from love to Him alone,
The feeb­lest effort He will own,
And all the glo­ry take.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16312

Author: Randall H. Ballantyne

Ballantyne, Randall Hunter, sister of R. M. Ballantyne, the novelist, was born July 8, 1821, and died in August, 1861. Her Heir of Glory was published in 1849, Mabel Grant, 1854, and others. Her hymn, "How loving is Jesus, Who came from the sky" (The Love of Jesus ), in The Church Hymnary (Scotch), 1898, appeared in her Hymns about Jesus, 1842. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I am a lit­tle child, ’tis true
Title: I Am A Little Child, 'Tis True
Author: Randall H. Ballantyne
Source: Pasture for Lambs (Edinburgh: John Johnstone, 1849)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #16312
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The Cyber Hymnal #16312

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