To Think about Jesus

Author: Mabel Jones Gabbott

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1. It shouldn’t be hard to sit very still, class="diff_next">n11. It shouldn’t be hard to sit very still 2And think about Jesus, his cross on the hill;2And think about Jesus, his cross on the hill, 3And all that he suffered and did for me;3And all that he suffered and did for me; 4It shouldn’t be hard to sit quietly.4It shouldn’t be hard to sit quietly. 55 6[Chorus]6[Chorus] 7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small,7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small, n8To think always of Jesusn8To think about Jesus, not hard at all. 9not hard at all. 109 t112. When I think of the miles he walked in the dust,t102. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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1. It shouldn’t be hard to sit very still 2And think about Jesus, his cross on the hill;2And think about Jesus, his cross on the hill, 3And all that he suffered and did for me;3And all that he suffered and did for me; 4It shouldn’t be hard to sit quietly.4It shouldn’t be hard to sit quietly. 55 6[Chorus]6[Chorus] 7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small,7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small, n8To think always of Jesusn8To think about Jesus, not hard at all. 9not hard at all. 109 t112. When I think of the miles he walked in the dust,t102. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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And think about Jesus, his cross on the hill; class="diff_next">2And think about Jesus, his cross on the hill, 3And all that he suffered and did for me;3And all that he suffered and did for me; 4It shouldn’t be hard to sit quietly.4It shouldn’t be hard to sit quietly. 55 6[Chorus]6[Chorus] 7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small,7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small, n8To think always of Jesusn8To think about Jesus, not hard at all. 9not hard at all. 109 t112. When I think of the miles he walked in the dust,t102. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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And think about Jesus, his cross on the hill, 3And all that he suffered and did for me;3And all that he suffered and did for me; 4It shouldn’t be hard to sit quietly.4It shouldn’t be hard to sit quietly. 55 6[Chorus]6[Chorus] 7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small,7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small, n8To think always of Jesusn8To think about Jesus, not hard at all. 9not hard at all. 109 t112. When I think of the miles he walked in the dust,t102. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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And all that he suffered and did for me;3And all that he suffered and did for me; 4It shouldn’t be hard to sit quietly.4It shouldn’t be hard to sit quietly. 55 6[Chorus]6[Chorus] 7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small,7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small, n8To think always of Jesusn8To think about Jesus, not hard at all. 9not hard at all. 109 t112. When I think of the miles he walked in the dust,t102. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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And all that he suffered and did for me; 4It shouldn’t be hard to sit quietly.4It shouldn’t be hard to sit quietly. 55 6[Chorus]6[Chorus] 7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small,7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small, n8To think always of Jesusn8To think about Jesus, not hard at all. 9not hard at all. 109 t112. When I think of the miles he walked in the dust,t102. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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It shouldn’t be hard to sit quietly.4It shouldn’t be hard to sit quietly. 55 6[Chorus]6[Chorus] 7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small,7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small, n8To think always of Jesusn8To think about Jesus, not hard at all. 9not hard at all. 109 t112. When I think of the miles he walked in the dust,t102. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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It shouldn’t be hard to sit quietly. 55 6[Chorus]6[Chorus] 7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small,7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small, n8To think always of Jesusn8To think about Jesus, not hard at all. 9not hard at all. 109 t112. When I think of the miles he walked in the dust,t102. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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[Chorus]6[Chorus] 7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small,7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small, n8To think always of Jesusn8To think about Jesus, not hard at all. 9not hard at all. 109 t112. When I think of the miles he walked in the dust,t102. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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[Chorus] 7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small,7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small, n8To think always of Jesusn8To think about Jesus, not hard at all. 9not hard at all. 109 t112. When I think of the miles he walked in the dust,t102. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small,7It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small, n8To think always of Jesusn8To think about Jesus, not hard at all. 9not hard at all. 109 t112. When I think of the miles he walked in the dust,t102. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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It shouldn’t be hard, even though I am small, n8To think always of Jesusn8To think about Jesus, not hard at all. 9not hard at all. 109 t112. When I think of the miles he walked in the dust,t102. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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To think always of Jesus class="diff_next">n8To think about Jesus, not hard at all. 9not hard at all. 109 t112. When I think of the miles he walked in the dust,t102. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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To think about Jesus, not hard at all. 9not hard at all. 109 t112. When I think of the miles he walked in the dust,t102. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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not hard at all. class="diff_next"> 109 t112. When I think of the miles he walked in the dust,t102. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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2. When I think of the miles he walked in the dust,t102. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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2. I think of the miles he walked in the dust, 12And the children he helped to love and to trust:11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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And the children he helped to love and to trust: class="diff_next">11And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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And children he helped to love and to trust; 13It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat,12It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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It shouldn’t be hard to sit tall in my seat, 14To listen politely, to quiet my feet.13To listen politely, to quiet my feet. 1514
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