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            p. 55
          
        
        Jesus Once Was a Little Child
      
     
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
        
        
          
          
        
        
        
          
          
        
        
        
          
          
        
          
        
          
        
        
      
              
      
      
        
          
            
            
              
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                Jesus Once Was a Little Child
          
                
                  
                    
  
    1. — Jesus once was a little child,
    A little child like me;
    And he was pure and meek and mild,
    As a little child should be.
  
  
    So, little children,
    Let’s you and I
    Try to be like him,
    Try, try, try.
  
 
  
    2. He played as little children play
    The pleasant games of youth;
    But he never got vexed if the game went wrong,
    And he always spoke the truth.
    
  
  
    So, little children,
    Let’s you and I
    Try to be like him,
    Try, try, try.
  
 
                   
                  
                  
                
                
                
                  Words: James R. Murray, 1841–1905
Music: Joseph Ballantyne, 1868–1944
                 
               
              
              
              
              
              
                
                  Words: James R. Murray, 1841–1905
Music: Joseph Ballantyne, 1868–1944