Suffer Little Children to Come

Verse 1

We have heard the story Of the sweetest Child, How He grew to manhood, Gentle, undefiled, When on earth He tarried, Years and years ago; Once He call’d the children When they throng’d Him so.

Chorus

“Suffer little children to come unto me, Suffer little children to come unto me And forbid them not, forbid them not, For of such is the Kingdom of heav’n.”

Verse 2

When the stern disciples Thought them in the way Jesus called them nearer, He would have them stay; In His arms He held them And he sweetly said, As He murmur’d blessings On each gentle head:—

Verse 3

Jesus loves the children Just the same today; He would have them follow, Where He leads the way, He would have us love Him— Him who loves us so— Hear Him calling now, as In the long ago.