Dearest Children, God Is Near You
Author: Charles L. Walker
Composer: John Menzies Macfarlane
Languages (50)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Albanian: F’mij’ të Dashur, Pran’ Ësht’ Zoti
- American Sign Language (ASL): Dearest Children, God Is Near You
- Bulgarian: Бог е с вас, чеда любими
- Cantonese (Romanized/Pingyam): [Unknown title]
- Cebuano: Pinalangga nga mga Anak, ang Dios Duol Kaninyo
- Chinese (Simplified): 亲爱孩子，神接近你
- Chinese (Traditional): 親愛孩子，神接近你
- Croatian: Draga djeco, Bog je blizu
- Czech: Bůh je s vámi, milé děti
- Danish: Kære barn, din Gud er nær dig
- Dutch: Dierb’re kind’ren, God is met u
- English: Dearest Children, God Is Near You
- English Braille: ⠠⠙⠑⠁⠗⠑⠎⠞ ⠠⠡⠊⠇⠙⠗⠢⠂ ⠠⠛⠕⠙ ⠠⠊⠎ ⠠⠝⠑⠁⠗ ⠠⠽⠳
- Estonian: Kallis laps, on Jumal ligi
- Fijian: Sa Voleka Na Kalou
- Finnish: Lapset Herran
- French: Chers enfants, sur vous Dieu veille
- French (French Polynesia): E te Tamarii Here e
- German: Lieber Vater, hoch im Himmel
- Greek: Ο Θεός είναι κοντά σας
- Hawaiian: Ke Nana Mai Nei Ka Haku
- Hmong: Me Tub, Me Ntxhais, Vajtswv Nyob Ze
- Hungarian: Drága gyermek, Isten itt van
- Indonesian: Anak-anak yang Terkasih
- Italian: Tu, Signor, ci sei vicino
- Japanese: 子供よ、夜昼神守ります
- Kekchi: Ex kokʼal, li Dios texril
- Khmer (Cambodian): កូនចៅព្រះអើយទ្រង់គង់ក្បែរអ្នក
- Korean: 사랑하는 자녀들아
- Latvian: Mīļie bērni, Dievs ir līdzās!
- Lithuanian: Mielas vaike, Dievas stebi
- Mandarin (Romanized/Pinyin): Qīn’ài háizi, Shén jiējìn nǐ
- Maori: Kei te Tata Mai te Atua
- Mongolian: Хайрт хүүхдүүд минь, Бурхан ойр байна
- Norwegian: Kjære barn, din Gud er nær deg
- Polish: Drogie dzieci, Bóg jest blisko
- Portuguese: Ó Crianças, Deus Vos Ama
- Romanian: Scumpi copii, Domnul veghează
- Russian: Дети Божьи, с вами Бог
- Samoan: Fanau, ua Leoleo mai le Atua
- Spanish: Caros niños, Dios os ama
- Spanish Braille: ⠠⠉⠁⠗⠕⠎ ⠝⠊ ⠕⠎⠂ ⠠⠙⠊⠕⠎ ⠕⠎ ⠁⠍⠁
- Swahili: Mungu Yu Nanyi Wapendwa
- Swedish: Himlens Gud är städs oss nära
- Tagalog: Mga Bata, Diyos ay Malapit
- Tahitian: E te Tamarii Here e
- Thai: เด็กที่รักพระเจ้าอยู่ใกล้เจ้า
- Tongan: ʻE Fānau ko e ʻOtua ē
- Ukrainian: Любі діти, Бог — ваш Батько
- Vietnamese: Con Yêu Dấu, Chúa ở Bên Con
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1877 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Sunday School Music Cards (1877–1879), Aug 1877.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Dearest children, God is near you, Watching o’er you day and night, And delights to own and bless you, If you strive to do what’s right. He will bless you, He will bless you, If you put your trust in him.
2. Dearest children, holy angels Watch your actions night and day, And they keep a faithful record Of the good and bad you say. Cherish virtue! Cherish virtue! God will bless the pure in heart.
3. Children, God delights to teach you By his Holy Spirit’s voice. Quickly heed its holy promptings. Day by day you’ll then rejoice. Oh, prove faithful, Oh, prove faithful To your God and Zion’s cause.
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