Once Je­sus was a child like me,
But O, so kind and true;
His ev­er watch­ful eye can see
The ve­ry things I do.

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Yes, Je­sus was a child like me,
But O, so pure and true;
My bless­èd Sav­ior He will be,
If I but love Him, too.

He played up­on the vil­lage street,
In such a plea­sant way;
And ran with glad and will­ing feet,
His par­ents to ob­ey.

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I want to be His lit­tle child,
And more like Him to grow;
And ev­er truth­ful, good and mild,
Because He loves me so.

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And now to Je­sus I will pray,
To par­don me from sin;
And if I serve Him ev­ery day,
His bless­ing I shall win.

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