Jesus was Once a Little Child

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Jesus was once a little child, A little child like me

Author: Mary Francis Cusack
Tune: CHILDHOOD (Dickinson)
Published in 17 hymnals

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1 Jesus was once a little child,
A little child like me;
Was cradled in His mother’s arms
And sat upon her knee.

2 Once He was just the age I am,
And was as helpless, too;
He used to sleep, and walk, and speak,
Just as all children do.

3 And yet, though He was once a child,
He is the God of all;
And angel hosts before His throne
In lowly worship fall.

4 And why was it He chose to be
A child so poor and weak?
It was that I might learn from Him
How blessèd are the meek.

5 It was that I might learn from Him
My parents to obey,
And, like the Child of Nazareth,
Grow holier every day.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16468

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Author: Mary Francis Cusack

[Cusack, Mary Francis., also known as Sister Mary Francis Clare, Religious of the Order of Poor Clares, Margaret Anna Cusack, C. F. Cusack, M. F. Cusack] Sister Mary F. Clare, of Kenmare, has written several hymns of merit, including:— 1. Before the throne of God above. Angels. 2. Hark, the angels bright are singing. Easter. 3. Jesus was once a little child. Jesus the Holy Example. Of these Nos. 1, 3 are in Mrs. Brock's Children's Hymn Book, 1881, and No. 2 in W. G. Horder's Hymn Lover, 1889. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line:	Jesus was once a little child, A little child like me
Title:	Jesus was Once a Little Child
Author:	Mary Francis Cusack
Meter:	8.6.8.6
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Tune

CHILDHOOD (Dickinson)

BELMONT (Gardiner)

This tune has been mis-attributed to various other composers, but is clearly the work of the above-named composer.

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