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JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN (Fillmore)

Scripture Verse

Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these. Matthew 19:14

Introduction

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James Fillmore (1849–1936)

Words & Mu­sic: James H. Fill­more, Sr., Joy and Glad­ness (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Fill­more Bro­thers, 1880) (🔊 ).

Lyrics

Jesus said of lit­tle child­ren,
Suffer them to come to Me,
For to such My heav­en­ly king­dom
Shall a home of wel­come be.

I love Him, He loves me,
And His child I want to be,
For He said the lit­tle child­ren,
And I know that He means me.

When I try to be like Je­sus—
Patient, gen­tle, meek and mild,
Then it is He smiles and loves me,
Then He owns me as His child.
I love Him, He loves me,
And His child I’ll try to be,
For He said the lit­tle child­ren,
And I know that He means me.

Every day, as I grow old­er,
More I’ll try to do His will,
Growing wis­er, strong­er, bet­ter,
Every du­ty to ful­fill.
I’ll love Him, He’ll love me,
His dis­ci­ple I will be,
For He said the lit­tle child­ren,
And I know that He means me.