Christ in Song 43
Let the Little Ones Come
Words: M. L. McPhailMusic: Arranged by F. E. B.
1Let the lit - tle ones come to me, For When Jesus walks along the way, That sweet voice call - ing Ten - der - ly; 'Tis still - to us the Saviour in say? I may to: And ask for a share in his love, And if I then se - cert - ly
2I want to be like Je - sus, should that be tune when his love, I welt that his hands have been placed on my head, That his love to me is what to him who hath this way to me pre - pare fer: 'Let the lit - tle ones come to me:' so:
- Words
- M. L. McPhail
- Music
- Arranged by F. E. B.
- Scripture
- Matt. 19:14
The verse
- Meter
- 53
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 29% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- A
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Verse 1
Let the lit - tle ones come to me, For When Jesus walks along the way, That sweet voice call - ing Ten - der - ly; 'Tis still - to us the Saviour in say? I may to: And ask for a share in his love, And if I then se - cert - ly/˘/˘//˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘˘/??˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/???53A
Verse 2
I want to be like Je - sus, should that be tune when his love, I welt that his hands have been placed on my head, That his love to me is what to him who hath this way to me pre - pare fer: 'Let the lit - tle ones come to me:' so:˘/˘˘//˘˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘///˘/˘//˘˘˘52A
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