← "Forbid them not," the Saviour cried Hymns and Tunes (1888) · No. 1078

"Forbid them not," the Saviour cried

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

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