Lead them, my God, to Thee,
Lead them to Thee,
These child­ren dear of mine,
Thou gav­est me.
O, by Thy love di­vine,

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Lead them, my God, to Thee,
Lead them, lead them,
Lead them to Thee.

When earth looks bright and fair,
Festive and gay,
Let no de­lus­ive snare,
Lure them away;
But from temp­ta­tion’s pow­er,

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E’en for such lit­tle ones,
Christ came a child,
And through this world of sin,
Movèd un­de­filed;
O, for His sake, I pray,

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Yea, though my faith be dim,
I would be­lieve
That Thou this pre­cious gift,
Wilt now re­ceive;
O, take their young hearts now;

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