Adventist Pioneer Library

The Church — Baptism

"Forbid them not," the Saviour cried

  • No. 1078
  • Words Thomas Hastings.
  • 2 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

"Forbid them not," the Saviour cried,"But suffer them to come;"Ah, then maternal tears were dried,And unbelief was dumb.

2

Lord, we believe, and we obey;We bring them at thy word;Be thou our children's strength and stay,Their portion and reward.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «1078» (large) with the reference line «179, 1071, 933.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 179, 1071 or 933); the two stanzas stand at the foot of the right column of p. 369, with «Thomas Hastings.» in italics after stanza 2. The first word «FORBID» (after the opening quotation mark) is set in capitals and small capitals; written in ordinary type here. The print sets a thin space before «;» («obey ;», «word ;»); it is closed up here. The stanza numbers are printed without a period («1», «2»); written «1.», «2.» here as in the other deliveries of this book. The printer's curly quotation marks and apostrophes are written straight. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6, like the referenced tunes). Spelling («Saviour»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Church — Baptism · No. 1078 · printed page 369
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02