Scripture Verse

Oh that Thou wouldest bless me indeed. 1 Chronicles 4:10

Introduction

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John B. Herbert (1852–1927)

Words: Carl Ack­er­man, in Pri­ma­ry School Ca­rols (Co­lum­bus, Ohio: Lu­ther­an Book Con­cern, 1914), num­ber 34.

Music: Be­za­leel John B. Her­bert (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Ack­er­man (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Come, Je­sus, and bless me, Thy dear lit­tle child,
Thou art, O my Sav­ior, meek, ten­der and mild.
Thou cam­est from Hea­ven, from out Thy white throne,
And gav­est Thy life­blood to make me Thine own.

Thou send­est Thy Spir­it to call, by Thy Word,
Me from sin­ful plea­sures to be Thine, O Lord.
Then, O my dear Je­sus, how grate­ful to Thee,
How will­ing for ser­vice and praise I should be!

Yes, Je­sus, I’ll serve Thee, I’ll sing to Thy praise;
I’ll be Thy dear child here through­out all my days.
Then do Thou still bless me with grace from on high,
And take me at last to my home in the sky.