Scripture Verse

Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them. Mark 10:14

Introduction

Words: James J. Bell, 1917.

Music: Co­vent Gar­den James J. Bell, 1917 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Bell (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Suffer lit­tle child­ren,
And for­bid them not,
Coming unto Je­sus,
This is what He taught.

Refrain

Jesus loves the child­ren,
And we love Him, too;
We will do what­ev­er
He would have us do.

There are many plac­es
We can serve Him now;
If we’re on­ly will­ing,
He will tell us how.

Refrain

We will not be idle
When there’s work to do,
For He loves the child­ren,
And we love Him, too.

Refrain

illustration
Jesus Blessing the Children
Bernhard Plockhorst (1825–1907)