Let the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Mark 10:14
Words: Anna D. Bradley, in Christian Work-Songs, by James H. Rosecrans (Cincinnati, Ohio: Fillmore Brothers, 1890), number 107.
Music: Charles H. Gabriel (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Bradley (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Just as I am, a little one,
I trust myself to God’s dear Son;
It matters not what I have done,
Oh, loving Christ, I come.
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I come, I come, I come,
Trusting myself to God’s dear Son;
I come, I come, I come,
Oh, loving Christ, I come.
Just as I am, before I know
The paths that lead to sin and woe,
Just as I’d to my mother go,
To Thee, dear Christ, I come.
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Just as I am, no need to say
I’ll wait for yet another day,
For tiny feet may go astray,
So now to Christ I come.
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Just as I am, I’m not afraid:
The way so easy has been made;
For it was Christ Himself who said,
Let little children come.
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