He makes me lie down in green pastures: He leads me beside the still waters.
Psalm 23:2
Words: Anna Smith, in Sunshine for Sunday Schools, edited by Philip P. Bliss (Cincinnati, Ohio, and Chicago, Illinois: John Church and George F. Root & Sons, 1873), page 7.
Music: Bonita Springs E. E. Whittemore, 1873 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Whittemore’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him or Smith (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Trust Me, O, My little children,
For your tender love I plead;
In green paths your little footsteps,
I will very gently lead.
Refrain
Hark! it is our Savior calling;
Listen to His voice so sweet,
In green pastures, O, My children,
I will guide your little feet.
Trust Me, O, My little children,
Tho’ My form you can not see,
I will never, never leave you,
If you only cling to Me.
Refrain
Trust Me, O, My little children,
Softly lay your hands in Mine;
Let Me hear you whisper, Savior,
We are Thine, forever Thine.
Refrain