1 Let us give our youth to Jesus,
Bring the brightest, sweetest hours,
Ere the sunbeams lose their sparkle,
Ere the dew has left the flow'rs.
Chorus:
While the skies o'erflow
With the morning glow,
Let us come to Jesus now.
While our hearts are gay,
In life's blooming May,
Let us come to Jesus now.
Let us come, let us come,
Let us come to Jesus now!
Let us come, let us come,
Let us come to Jesus now!
2 Let us serve our King with gladness,
And his wondrous love proclaim,
He will bless the lips' "endeavor,"
Bless the deed wrought "in his name." [Chorus]
3 Let us bring our aspirations,
All that we would be and do,
To the One whose grace can make us
Noble hearted, pure and true. [Chorus]
4 Let us give our youth to Jesus,
Ere the shadows gather dim,
Happy is the life, and blessed,
Wholly yielded unto him. [Chorus]
Source: Junior Songs: a collection of sacred hymns and songs; for use in meetings of junior societies, Sunday Schools, etc. #119
Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds.
Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (… Go to person page >
My Starred Hymns
My FlexScores
My Hymnals
My Purchased Files