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| Text: | Jesus, friend of all the children |
| Author: | Walter J. Mathams, 1853-1931 |
| Tune: | WESTRIDGE |
| Composer: | Martin Shaw, 1875-1958 |
1 Jesus, friend of all the children,
be my friend and guide;
take my hand, and ever keep me
by your side.
2 Step by step, oh lead me onward,
growing into youth,
wiser, stronger, till increasing
in your truth.
3 Never leave me nor forsake me;
always be my friend,
for I need you, from life's dawning
to its end.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Jesus, friend of all the children |
| Title: | Jesus, friend of all the children |
| Author: | Walter J. Mathams, 1853-1931 |
| Meter: | 8 6 8 3 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1997 |
| Scripture: | ; ; ; ; |
| Topic: | Children and Youth: Discipleship; Guidance; Jesus Christ: Union with (2 more...) |
| Copyright: | © Oxford University Press |
| Notes: | Now Public Domain |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | WESTRIDGE |
| Composer: | Martin Shaw, 1875-1958 |
| Meter: | 8 6 8 3 |
| Key: | F Major or modal |
| Copyright: | © Oxford University Press from Songs of Praise for Boys and Girls |
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