Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Family Devotion

How can we see the children, Lord

  • No. 549
  • Metre C. M.
  • Words Anon.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

How can we see the children, Lord,Whom thou in love hast given,Remain regardless of thy word,Without a hope of heaven?

2

Lord, hear the parents' earnest cry,And save our children dear;Now send thy Spirit from on high,And fill them with thy fear.

3

O make them love thy holy law,And joyful walk therein;Their hearts to new obedience draw;Save them from every sin.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «549» (large) in the lower half of the right column of p. 180, under hymn 548's «Isaac Watts.», with the reference line «724, 308, 581.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tunes of hymns 724, 308 EVAN or 581, all C. M.; no meter is printed — the four lines 8.6.8.6 are C. M., like the referenced tunes). Stanzas numbered «1»–«3» without periods (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 indented. The first word «HOW» is set in capitals and small capitals; written «How». «Anon.» in italics after stanza 3. The print sets a thin space before «?» and «;» («heaven ?», «dear ;», «therein ;», «draw ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Family Devotion · No. 549 · printed page 180
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01