The Cyber Hymnal ‎#258

258. As a Little Child

1. Is thy heart distressed and weary?
Dost thou long for rest and peace?
Hast thou sought in vain for comfort?
Come to Christ, thy struggling cease.

Refrain
He is waiting now to bless thee,
He can still the tempest wild;
Come to Him, in faith, believing,
Simply, as a little child.

2. Is thy longing heart now saying,
Lord, I know not how to pray?
Come as to a loving Father,
He will never say thee nay. [Refrain]

3. O the yearning love of Jesus,
Pleading tenderly with thee!
Hear Him, as in gentle accents
He doth whisper, Come to Me. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Is thy heart distressed and weary?
• Title: As a Little Child
• Author: Miriam Arnold (1902)
• Refrain First Line: He is waiting now to bless thee
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Language: English
• Source: Grateful Praise, by William J. Kirkpatrick & Henry L. Gilmour (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Hall-Mack Company, 1902), number 133
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: WAIKIKI
• Composer: F. S. Shepard (1902)
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Incipit: 33343 21666 65766
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain