Sing to the Lord the Children’s Hymn

lyricist: Robert Hawker, 1843
Composer: English melody

Sing to the Lord the child­ren’s hymn

His gen­tle love de­clare

Who bends amid the se­ra­phim

To hear the child­ren’s pray­er.

He at a mo­ther’s breast was fed

Though God’s own Son was He;

He learnt the first small words He said

At a meek mo­ther’s knee.

He held us to His migh­ty breast

The child­ren of the earth;

He lift­ed up His hands and blessed

The babes of hu­man birth.

Lo! from the stars His face will turn

On us with glanc­es mild;

The an­gels of His pre­sence yearn

To bless the lit­tle child.

Keep us

O Je­sus Lord

for Thee

That so by Thy dear grace

We

child­ren of the font

may see

Our heav’n­ly Fa­ther’s face.

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