O Je­sus, we bless Thee for that dear word,
The mo­thers of Sa­lem so glad­ly heard;
The word that was ten­der­ly breathed by Thee,
O suf­fer the child­ren to come to Me.

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Blessèd Sav­ior, we bring them,
Thine, Thine for­ev­er to be;
Yes, Thy mercy so ten­der
Calleth the child­ren to Thee.

We thank Thee that child­ren can come and share
Thy per­fect re­demp­tion, Thy love and care;
That Thou dost per­mit them Thy lambs to be,
And kind­ly in­vite them to come to Thee.

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May we who in­struct them be well sup­plied
With wis­dom to arm them, and grace to guide;
O may our ex­am­ple and words agree,
While try­ing to lead them, dear Lord, to Thee.

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And when at the judg­ment we all ap­pear,
O, grant us a wel­come of joy to hear;
Permit us the light of Thy smile to see,
And bring the dear lambs of the fold to Thee.

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