SDA Hymnal 544
Jesus, Son of Blessed Mary
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1Jesus, Son of blessed Mary,
Once on earth a little child,
Pattern fair of holy living,
Gracious, loving, undefiled;
2Though Thy eager heart was yearning
Heavy laden souls to free,
Yet Thou callest little children
In their happiness to Thee.
3Grant that we, like little children,
Free from pride and guile may be;
Cheerful, trusting, safe, protected
By the blessed Trinity.
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Verse 1
Jesus, Son of blessed Mary,/˘/˘//˘7A
Once on earth a little child,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Pattern fair of holy living,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Gracious, loving, undefiled;/˘/˘????8D
Verse 2
Though Thy eager heart was yearning///˘/˘/˘8A
Heavy laden souls to free,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Yet Thou callest little children///˘/˘/˘8C
In their happiness to Thee.˘˘/˘˘˘/7B
Verse 3
Grant that we, like little children,/˘˘//˘/˘8A
Free from pride and guile may be;/˘/˘/˘˘7B
Cheerful, trusting, safe, protected/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
By the blessed Trinity.˘˘//˘˘6D
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.