How sweet the call of mer­cy,
Inviting ev­ery heart
To come and love their Sav­ior,
Ere youth­ful days de­part;
’Tis in the Holy Bi­ble,
These pre­cious words we see:
Forbid ye not the child­ren,
But let them come to Me.

Refrain

Coming, yes, we’re com­ing,
Coming, yes, we’re com­ing,
Coming, yes, we’re com­ing,
Dear Sav­ior, to Thy fold.
(repeat soft­ly)

O may His Spir­it teach us
To know and do the right;
To walk as He com­mands us,
That we may see the light;
The bless­èd light that shin­eth
Along the nar­row way,
And al­ways grow­eth bright­er,
Unto the per­fect day.

Refrain

Our Sav­ior loves the child­ren,
On them His hands He laid,
Within His arms He held them,
And blessed them while He prayed;
And still His mer­cy calls them;
Just now we hear Him say:
I want your hearts, dear child­ren,
I want your love to­day.

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