1. When little Sam­uel woke,
And heard his Mak­er’s voice,
At ev­ery word He spoke,
How much did he re­joice;
O bless­èd, hap­py child! to find,
The God of Heav’n so mild and kind.

2. If God would speak to me,
And say He was my friend,
How hap­py I should be!
Oh! how would I at­tend!
The small­est sin I then should fear,
If God Al­migh­ty were so near.

3. And does He nev­er speak?
Oh! yes; for in His Word
He bids me come and seek
The God whom Sam­uel heard:
In al­most ev­ery page I see,
The God of Sam­uel calls to me.

4. And I, be­neath His care,
May safe­ly rest my head;
I know that God is there,
To guard my hum­ble bed:
And ev­ery sin I may well fear,
Since God Al­migh­ty is so near.

5. Like Sam­uel, let me say,
Whene’er I read His Word,
Speak, Lord, I would ob­ey
The voice that Sam­uel heard;
And when I in Thy house ap­pear,
Speak, for Thy serv­ant waits to hear.