Christ, Who Once Among Us

Christ

who once among us as a child did dwell

Is the child­ren’s Sav­ior

and He loves us well;

If we keep our pro­mise made Him at the font

He will be our shep­herd

and we shall not want.

There it was they laid us in those ten­der arms

Where the lambs are car­ried safe from all al­arms;

If we trust His pro­mise

He will let us rest

In His arms for­ev­er

lean­ing on His breast.

Though we may not see Him for a lit­tle while

We shall know He holds us

oft­en feel His smile;

Death will be to slum­ber

in that sweet em­brace

And we shall awak­en to be­hold His face.

He will be our shep­herd af­ter as be­fore

By still heav­en­ly wa­ters lead us ev­er­more

Make us lie in pas­tures beau­ti­ful and green

Where none thirst or hun­ger

And no tears are seen.

Jesus

our good shep­herd

lay­ing down Thy life

Lest Thy sheep should per­ish in the cru­el strife

Help us to re­mem­ber all Thy love and care

Trust in Thee

and love Thee

Always

ev­ery­where.