Little Ones Like Me

Words:
George B. Holsinger
Music:
George B. Holsinger

Sheet music

  1. 1Jesus, when He left the sky,And for sinners came to die,In His mercy passed not byLittle ones like me.Unto Him their children bro’t,Little ones like me.In His mercy passed not byLittle ones like me.
  2. 2Mothers then the Savior sought,In the places where He taught,Unto Him their children bro’t,Little ones like me.Suffered none to turn awayLittle ones like me.Unto Him their children bro’t,Little ones like me.
  3. 3Did the Savior say them nay!No, He kindly bade them stay;Suffered none to turn awayLittle ones like me.Little ones like me,Little ones like me;Suffered none to turn awayLittle ones like me.
  4. 4Children then should love Him now,Strive His holy will to do,Pray to Him, and praise Him too,Little ones like me.Little ones like me,Little ones like me;Pray to Him, and praise Him too,Little ones like me.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1880, the words are in 129 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.

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