Jesus, Friend of All the Children

Verse 1

Jesus, friend of little children, be a friend to me; take my hand and ever keep me close to thee.

Verse 2

Teach me how to grow in goodness daily as I grow; thou hast been a child, and surely thou dost know.

Verse 3

Step by step, O lead me onward, upward into youth; wiser, stronger, still becoming in thy truth.

Verse 4

Never leave me nor forsake me, ever be my friend, for I need thee from life’s dawning to its end.