O Jesus, Blessèd Jesus!

O Je­sus

bless­èd Je­sus!

Who art the child­ren’s friend

Hear Thou our grate­ful prais­es

While at Thy feet we bend;

As Thou has deigned to wel­come—

As Thou has deigned to bless

The lit­tle ones who love Thee—

Around Thee now we press.

Bless ev­en us

dear Je­sus!

For O we long to know

The peace

the joy and glad­ness

Thou on­ly canst be­stow.

To know Thee

and to love Thee

Be this our ear­ly choice

That all along life’s jour­ney

In Thee we may re­joice.

We love Thy name

dear Je­sus

No other name is giv’n

That is to us so pre­cious

That is to dear to Heav’n;

It tells us of a Sav­ior

It tells us of a friend

Who will with lov­ing fa­vor

To all our wants at­tend.

O guide us

bless­èd Je­sus!

Amid the snares of youth

For well we know the prone­ness

To leave the path of truth.

May Thy kind arms en­fold us

So near Thy lov­ing heart

That

shel­tered and de­fend­ed

We nev­er more may part.

We look to Thee

dear Je­sus!

Our hope is stayed on Thee;

O make us now

and keep us

Thine own eter­nal­ly.

And

when no more Thy child­ren

Shall sing Thy prais­es here

May par­ents

teach­ers

schol­ars

Meet in yon heav’n­ly sphere!