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Text:Jesus Was a Child Like Me
Author:Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby
Tune:[Once Jesus was a child like me]
Composer:William Howard Doane
Media:MIDI file

3493. Jesus Was a Child Like Me

1. Once Jesus was a child like me,
But O, so kind and true;
His ever watchful eye can see
The very things I do.

Refrain
Yes, Jesus was a child like me,
But O, so pure and true;
My blessèd Savior He will be,
If I but love Him, too.

2. He played upon the village street,
In such a pleasant way;
And ran with glad and willing feet,
His parents to obey. [Refrain]

3. I want to be His little child,
And more like Him to grow;
And ever truthful, good and mild,
Because He loves me so. [Refrain]

4. And now to Jesus I will pray,
To pardon me from sin;
And if I serve Him every day,
His blessing I shall win. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Once Jesus was a child like me
Title: Jesus Was a Child Like Me
Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1914)
Refrain First Line: Yes, Jesus was a child like me
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Once Jesus was a child like me]
Composer: William Howard Doane
Incipit: 13334 65334 53422
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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