As a Little Child

Author: John Newton
Composer: Carl Maria von Weber

Languages (8)

This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:

• Dutch: Vader is zo groot en sterk
• English: As a Little Child
• Finnish: Niin kuin lapsi avuton
• French: Comme un tout petit enfant
• Hawaiian: Me He Keiki Liilii La
• Japanese: [Unknown title]
• Norwegian: Som et lite barn
• Swedish: Giv mig barnets enkla tro
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Most common tunes for “As a Little Child”

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Appearances of “As a Little Child” over time

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Copyright status of original text

This text was first published in English, in 1905 or earlier.

Public domain

Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: The Children’s Friend (1902–1970), Jan 1905.

Representative lyrics

English (Original Language)

As a Little Child

The Children Sing (1951), no. 90

1. As a little child relies On a care beyond its own, Knows beneath its father’s eyes, It is never left alone,

2. So let me, a child, receive What today thou shalt provide. Calmly to thy wisdom leave What tomorrow may betide.

3. Quiet Lord, my froward heart, Make me loving meek, and mild, Upright, simple, free from art, Make me as a little child.