A Little Child the Savior Came

A lit­tle child the Sav­ior came

The Migh­ty God was still His name;

And an­gels wor­shiped as He lay

The seem­ing in­fant of a day.

He who

a lit­tle child

be­gan

The li­fe di­vine to show to man

Proclaims from Heav’n the mes­sage free;

Let lit­tle child­ren come to Me.

We bring them

Lord

and with the sign

Of sprin­kled wa­ter name them Thine;

Their souls with sav­ing grace en­dow;

Baptize them with Thy Spir­it now.

O give Thine an­gels charge

good Lord

Them safe­ly in Thy way to guard;

Thy bless­ing on their lives com­mand

And write their names up­on Thy hand.

O Thou

who by an in­fant’s tongue

Dost hear Thy per­fect glo­ry sung

May these

with all the heav’n­ly host

Praise Fa­ther

Son

and Ho­ly Ghost.