Let the Little Children Come
Author: Emily H. Woodmansee
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)
Languages (18)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Chinese (Traditional): [Unknown title]
- Danish: Lad de små børn komme til mig
- Dutch: Laat de kinderen komen
- English: Let the Little Children Come
- Finnish: Joka lapsi Jeesuksen
- French: Laissez venir à moi les petits enfants
- German: Bringt die kleinen Kinder her
- Icelandic: Látið börnin koma til mín
- Italian: Vieni bimbo da Gesù
- Japanese: [Unknown title]
- Korean: [Unknown title]
- Norwegian: La de små barn komme
- Portuguese: Deixai vir a mim as Criancinhas
- Samoan: Tuu Mai Tamaiti e O Mai Ia Te Au
- Spanish: Dejad a los niños venir
- Swedish: Låten barnen komma till mig
- Tahitian: A Tuu mai i te Tamarii
- Tongan: Tuku ʻa e Fanau Ke nau Haʻu
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Most common tunes for “Let the Little Children Come”
This chart shows the tunes that are paired with this text most frequently, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If the text appears with the same tune in multiple editions or translations of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once.
Appearances of “Let the Little Children Come” over time
This timeline shows which tunes have been used with this text over time, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1905 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Primary Song Book (1905), no. 17.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Favored little ones were they; Who towards him Jesus drew! Who within his arms he took Just as loving parents do; Christ the Lord “Our living head.” This of little children said. “Such shall of my kingdom be, Suffer them to come to me.”
Listen to the Savior’s plea, “Let the children come to me; Let the little children come, Come to me, Come to me, Let the little chilren come, Come to me, Come to me.”
2. Jesus claims the children’s love; Jesus loves them as of old! Jesus calls from heav’n above, “Feed my lambs and guard the fold;” When the little children pray; Jesus is not far away! Jesus wants the children near, Listen to his words so clear.
Listen to the Savior’s plea, “Let the children come to me; Let the little children come, Come to me, Come to me, Let the little chilren come, Come to me, Come to me.”
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