When mothers of Salem their children brought to Jesus

Verse 1

When mothers of Salem Their children brought to Jesus, The stern disciples drove them back And bade them depart; But Jesus saw them ere they fled, And sweetly smiled, and kindly said, "Suffer little children To come unto Me.

Verse 2

"For I will receive them And fold them in my bosom; I'll be a shepherd to these lambs, O drive them not away; For, if their hearts to Me they give, They shall with Me in glory live: Suffer little children To come unto Me."

Verse 3

How kind was our Savior To bid these children welcome! But there are many thousands Who have never heard His name; The Bible they have never read; They know not that the Savior said, "Suffer little children To come unto Me."

Verse 4

O soon may the heathen Of every tribe and nation Fulfill Thy blessed word, And cast their idols all away; O shine upon them from above, And show Thyself a God of love; Teach the little children To come unto Thee. Amen.