Kindly and Graciously

Kindly and gra­cious­ly

prompt­ed by love

Jesus came down from the bright world above

Tho’ He was glo­ri­ous

al­migh­ty

di­vine

Sun of that world where the bright spir­its shine;

Gentle and low­ly

and hum­ble and mild

Like us poor child­ren

He

too

was a child;

Praise Him! oh

praise Him! for

prompt­ed by love

Jesus came down from the bright world above.

Lovingly

lov­ing­ly

close to His breast

Once lit­tle child­ren so fond­ly He pressed;

Laid each dear hand on some lit­tle one’s head

Tenderly smil­ing as sweet­ly He said:

Dear lit­tle child­ren

so hap­py and free!

Suffer the child­ren to come un­to Me.

Lovingly

lov­ing­ly

close to His breast

Once lit­tle child­ren so fond­ly He pressed.

Tenderly

ten­der­ly

free from alarms

Jesus now folds the dear lambs in His arms;

Hark! there is me­lo­dy through the air borne—

Borne from the hap­py land whi­ther they’re gone;

Parents and sis­ters

and bro­thers most dear!

Weep not

but meet us

oh

meet with us here!

Tenderly

ten­der­ly

free from alarms

Jesus now folds us

His lambs

in His arms.