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Text:O Lord, Our Little Ones to Thee
Author:William Whiting
Tune:[O Lord, our little ones to Thee]
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827

171. O Lord, Our Little Ones to Thee

1 O Lord, our little ones to Thee
In faith and hope we give;
We know that thro’ the mystery
Their new-born souls shall live.

2 We pour the water on their brow,
The sacred words we say;
Baptize them with the Spirit now,
And keep them Thine alway.

3 Help them to go from strength to strength,
Until, full-grown in Thee,
They come before Thy face at length,
And all Thy glory see.

4 And then, with all the heav’nly host,
In everlasting songs,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
To whom all praise belongs.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: O Lord, our little ones to Thee
Title: O Lord, Our Little Ones to Thee
Author: William Whiting (1871)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1947
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [O Lord, our little ones to Thee]
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827
Notes: Public Domain.



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