Hark! it is the Saviour calling,
"Little children, follow Me!"
Jesus, keep our feet from falling-
Teach us how to follow Thee!
O do Thou who, meek and lowly,
Trod Thyself this vale of woe,
Make us Thine, and make us holy-
Guard and guide us as we go!

Childhood’s years are passing o’er us-
Youthful days will soon be done;
Cares and sorrows lie before us-
Hidden dangers, snares unknown.
May we heed that Voice, then, calling,
"Little children, follow Me!"
Jesus, keep our feet from falling-
Teach us how to follow Thee!

Little children, praise the Saviour!
He regards you from above.
Praise Him for His great salvation!
Praise Him for His gracious love!

Refrain
Sweet hosannas! sweet hosannas!
To the name of Jesus sing!

When the anxious mothers round Him
With their tender infants pressed,
He with open arms received them,
And the little ones He blessed.

Little children, praise the Saviour!
Praise Him-your undying Friend!
Praise Him, till in heaven you meet Him,
There to praise Him without end!

“Come!” ’tis Jesus gently calling,
“Ye with care and toil oppress’d,
With your guilt, howe’er appalling
Come, and I will give you rest!”
For your sin He once has suffer’d,
On the cross the work was done,
And the word by God now utter’d
To each weary soul is “Come!”

“Come!” the “Father’s house” stands open,
With its love, and light, and song;
And returning to the Father,
All to you may now belong!
From sin’s distant land of famine,
Toiling ‘neath the midday sun,
To a Father’s house of plenty
And a Father’s welcome “Come.”

“Come!” for night is gath’ring quickly
O’er this world’s fast fleeting day;
If you linger till the darkness,
You will surely miss your way.
Now still waiting, sadly waiting,
Till the day its course shall run,
With His patience unabating,
Jesus lingers for you “Come!”

There is no name so sweet on earth,
No other name in heaven-
The wondrous name, before His birth,
To Christ the Saviour given!

Refrain
We love to sing around the King,
And hail Him, "Blessed Jesus!"
For there’s no word ear ever heard
So dear, so sweet as Jesus.

To mock Him, hanging on the tree,
That name they wrote above Him;
But there we see the reason we
Forever more should love Him.

And now upon His Father’s throne-
Almighty to release us
From sin and pains-He gladly reigns,
A Prince and Saviour, Jesus!

O Jesus! by that matchless name,
Thy grace shall fail us never!
Today, as yesterday, the same-
Thou art the same forever!

“Call them in” the poor, the wretched,
Sin stain’d wand’rers from the fold;
Peace and pardon freely offer;
Can you weigh their worth with gold?
“Call them in” the weak, the weary,
Laden with the doom of sin;
Bid them come and rest in Jesus;
He is waiting “call them in.”

“Call them in” the mere professors,
Slumb’ring, sleeping, on death’s brink;
Not of life are thy possessors,
Yet of safety vainly think:
Bring them in the careless scoffers,
Pleasure seekers of the earth:
Tell of God’s most gracious offers,
And of Jesu’s priceless worth.

“Call them in” the broken hearted,
Cowering ‘neath the brand of shame;
Speak Love’s message low and tender,
‘Twas for sinners Jesus came;
See, the shadows lengthen round us,
Soon the day dawn will begin;
Can you leave then, lost and lonely?
Christ is coming “Call them in.”

Nothing but the name of Jesus
Can avail in danger’s hour
Nothing but the name of Jesus,
When the clouds of trouble lower;
Only through the blood of Jesus
Can the guilty soul have peace;
Only through the blood of Jesus
Satan’s captives find release.

Dying sinner, look to Jesus,
Once upon the cross for thee;
Think upon the Saviour, Jesus,
Stretched and nailed upon the tree!
Every mark of dark dishonor
Heaped upon His thorn crowned brow!
There, oh, read the wondrous story
Of His cross, its shame and woe!

Sinner, hear the matchless story:
Listen simply and believe;
From the risen Lord in glory,
Life, eternal life, receive;
Jesus died, that condemnation
No believer e’er should know;
Now He lives, and God’s salvation
Is our portion here below.

Dost thou love the name of Jesus?
Wilt thou trust thyself to Him?
Canst thou say, "My Saviour, Jesus,"
Though thy weeping eyes are dim?
Fear not then! the blood of Jesus
Brings thy ransomed soul to God,
And the mighty arm of Jesus
Will support thee on the road.

Never perish! words of mercy,
Coming from the lips of One
Who, once here a homeless Stranger,
Sits on high upon the throne.

Refrain
Jesus, Saviour, we adore Thee!
Shepherd of Thy blood-bought sheep!
From Thy hand no one can pluck us,
Safe are all whom Thou dost keep.

Brightness of the Father’s glory,
God and man in One combined,
Faithful Shepherd of the chosen:
Safe are all to Thee consigned.

Never perish! words of sweetness,
Dissipating ev’ry fear,
Filling all with joy and gladness
Who the Shepherd’s voice will hear.

"Stricken, smitten, and afflicted,"
See Him dying on the tree!
‘Tis the Christ, by man rejected!
Yes, my soul, ’tis He! ’tis He!
Mark the sacrifice appointed!
See who bears the awful load!
‘Tis the Word, ’tis God’s Anointed,
Son of Man and Son of God.

Here we have a firm foundation,
Here the refuge of the lost,
Christ, the Rock of our salvation
His the name of which we boast.
Lamb of God, for sinners wounded
Sacrifice to cancel guilt,
None shall ever be confounded
Who on Thee their hope have built!

God, our Father, we adore Thee!
We, Thy children, bless Thy name!
Chosen in the Christ before Thee,
We are "holy without blame."
We adore Thee! Abba’s praises we proclaim!
We adore Thee! we adore Thee!
Abba’s praises we proclaim!

Son Eternal, we adore Thee!
Lamb upon the throne on high!
Lamb of God, we bow before Thee-
Thou hast brought Thy people nigh!
We adore Thee! we adore Thee!
Son of God, who came to die!

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit-
Three in One! we give Thee praise!
For the riches we inherit,
Heart and voice to Thee we raise!
We adore Thee! we adore Thee!
Thee we bless, through endless days!

Lo, He comes, from heaven descending-
Once for favored sinners slain!
Thousand thousand saints attending,
Swell the triumph of His train!
Hallelujah! hallelujah!
Jesus comes, and comes to reign!

See the Saviour, long expected,
Crowned with glory, now appear,
While His saints, by man rejected,
All His heavenly glory share!
Hallelujah! hallelujah!
See the Son of God appear!

Israel’s race shall now behold Him,
Full of grace and majesty!
They who set at naught and sold Him,
Pierced Him, nailed Him to the tree,
Now in glory-now in glory,
Shall their great Messiah see!
‘Tis Thy heavenly bride and Spirit,
Jesus, Lord, that bid Thee come,
All Thy glory to inherit,
And to take Thy people home!
All creation-all creation
Travails, groans, till Thou shalt come!

Yea, Amen! let all adore Thee,
High on Thine exalted throne!
Saviour, take Thy power and glory-
Claim the kingdoms for Thine own!
Come, Lord Jesus! come, Lord Jesus!
Hallelujah! come, Lord, come!

"Abba, Father," we approach Thee
In our Saviour’s precious name:
We, Thy children here assembling,
Now the promised blessing claim.
From our guilt His blood has washed us,
Tis through Him our souls draw nigh;
And Thy Spirit, too, has taught us
"Abba, Father," thus to cry.

Once as prodigals we wandered,
In our folly, far from Thee;
But Thy grace, over sin abounding,
Rescued us from misery.
Clothed in garments of salvation,
At Thy table is our place;
We rejoice, and thou rejoicest,
In the riches of Thy grace.

"Abba, Father," we adore, Thee,
While the hosts in heaven above
Even in us now learn the wonders
Of Thy wisdom, grace, and love.
Soon before Thy throne assembled,
All Thy children shall proclaim
Abba’s love as shown in Jesus,
And how full is Abba’s name!

Son of God, with joy we praise Thee,
On the Father’s throne above;
All Thy wondrous work displays Thee,
Full of grace and full of love!
Lord, accept our adoration
For our sins Thou once wast slain;
Through Thy blood we have salvation-
Soon shall share Thine endless reign.

God, in Thee, His love unfolding,
Shows how vast, how rich, His grace;
Blest our lot, with joy beholding
All His glory in Thy face.
Oh, the mercy which hath blessed us,
Purposed thus ere time began-
Mercy which in Christ hath kept us,
Where His blessed race He ran!

Glory, glory everlasting,
Be to Him who bore the cross,
Who redeemed our souls by tasting
Death, the death deserved by us!
Spread His glory! spread His glory!
Who redeemed His people thus.

His is love, ’tis love unbounded,
Without measure, without end;
Human thought is here confounded;
‘Tis too vast to comprehend:
Praise the Saviour! praise the Saviour!
Magnify the sinner’s Friend!

While we tell the wondrous story
Of the Saviour’s cross and shame,
Sing we, "Everlasting glory
Be to God and to the Lamb."
Hallelujah! hallelujah!
Give ye glory to His name!

Lamb of God, our souls adore Thee,
While upon Thy face we gaze!
There the Father’s love and glory
Shine in all their brightest rays.
Thy almighty power and wisdom
All creation’s works proclaim:
Heaven and earth alike confess Thee,
As the ever great I AM.

Son of God, Thy Father’s bosom
Ever was Thy dwelling place,
His delight, in Him rejoicing,
One with Him in power and grace.
O what wondrous love and mercy!
Thou didst lay Thy glory by,
And for us didst come from heaven
As the Lamb of God to die.

Lamb of God, when we behold Thee
Lowly in the manger laid;
Wandering as a homeless stranger
In the world Thy hands had made;
When we see Thee in the garden
In Thine agony of blood,
At Thy grace we are confounded,
Holy, spotless Lamb of God!

When we see Thee as the Victim
Nailed to the accursed tree,
For our guilt and folly stricken,
All our judgment borne by Thee,
Lord, we own, with hearts adoring,
Thou hast washed us in Thy blood:
Glory, glory everlasting,
Be to Thee, Thou Lamb of God!

Hark! the choirs of angels crying,
"Glory to the Lamb once slain!"
None in heaven or earth denying
Tribute to the Saviour’s name.
Ye for whom His life was given,
Higher themes to you belong:
Wake then here the joy of heaven,
Raise the everlasting song!

See how God hath now enthroned Him
At His own right hand on high!
There the heavenly hosts have owned Him,
Filling with His praise the sky!
Endless life in Him possessing,
Let us praise His glorious name:
Glory, honor, power, and blessing
Be forever to the Lamb!

Jesus, I my cross have taken,
By Thy grace to follow Thee;
I am weak, despised, forsaken,
Thou henceforth my all must be.
Perish every fond ambition-
All I’ve sought or hoped or known!
Yet how rich is my condition-
God and heaven are now my own!

Let the world despise and leave me,
All its hate my Saviour knew!
Human hearts and looks deceive me-
Thou art not, like them, untrue;
Oh! while Thou dost smile upon me,
Lord of wisdom, love, and might,
Foes may hate, and friends disown me-
Show Thy face and all is bright.

Man may trouble and distress me-
‘Twill but drive me to Thy breast!
Life with trials hard may press me-
Heaven will bring me sweeter rest!
Oh, ’tis not in grief to harm me
While Thy love is left to me!
Oh, ’twere not in joy to charm me,
Were that joy apart from Thee!

Go then, earthly fame and treasure!
Come disaster, scorn and pain!
In Thy service, pain is pleasure-
With Thy favor, loss is gain!
I have called Thee, Abba father!
I have stayed my heart on Thee!
Storms may howl, and clouds may gather-
All must work for good to me!

I’ve found a Friend, O such a Friend!
He loved me ere I knew Him;
He drew me with the cords of love,
And thus He bound me to Him.
And ’round my heart still closely twine
Those ties which naught can sever,
For I am His, and He is mine,
Forever and forever.

I’ve found a Friend, O such a Friend!
He bled, He died to save me;
And not alone the gift of life,
But His own self He gave me.
Naught that I have my own I call,
I hold it for the Giver:
My heart, my strength, my life, my all,
Are His, and His forever.

I’ve found a Friend, O such a Friend!
All power to Him is given
To guard me on my onward course,
And bring my safe to heaven.
The eternal glories gleam afar,
To serve my faint endeavor;
So now to watch, to work, to war,
And then to rest forever.

I’ve found a Friend, O such a Friend!
So kind, and true, and tender,
So wise a Counselor and Guide,
So mighty a Defender!
From Him, who loves me now so well,
What power my soul can sever
Shall life or death, or earth or hell?
No; I am His forever.

Guide us, O Thou gracious Saviour,
Pilgrims through this barren land:
We are weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold us with Thy powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven,
Feed us now and evermore!

While we tread this vale of sorrow,
May we in Thy love abide:
Keep us ever, gracious Saviour,
Cleaving closely to Thy side,
Still relying, still relying,
On the Father’s changeless love.

Saviour, come, we long to see Thee,
Long to dwell with Thee above,
And to know in full communion
All the sweetness of Thy love;
Come Lord Jesus! come, Lord Jesus!
Take Thy waiting people home.

Saviour, lead us by thy power,
Safe into the promised rest;
Choose the path-the way whatever
Seems to Thee, O Lord the best,
Be our guide in every peril,
Watch and keep us night and day;
Else our foolish hearts will wander
From the strait and narrow way.

Since in Thee is our redemption,
And salvation full and free,
Nothing need our souls dishearten,
But forgetfulness of Thee.
Naught can stay our steady progress,
More than conquerors we shall be,
If our eye, whate’er the danger
Looks to Thee, and none but Thee.

In Thy presence we are happy;
In Thy presence we’re secure;
In Thy presence all afflictions
We can easily endure;
In Thy presence we can conquer;
We can suffer, we can die;
Wandering from Thee, we are feeble;
Let Thy Love Lord, keep us nigh.

All for Jesus! all for Jesus!
All my being’s ransomed powers:
All my thoughts and words and doings,
All my days and all my hours.
All for Jesus! all for Jesus!
All my days and all my hours.

Let my hands perform His bidding,
Let my feet run in His ways,
Let my heart love Jesus only,
Let my lips speak forth His praise.
All for Jesus! all for Jesus!
Let my lips speak forth His praise.

Let my eyes be fixed on Jesus!
Losing sight of all beside;
Chained to Him my spirit’s vision,
Gazing on the Crucified.
All for Jesus! all for Jesus!
Gazing on the Crucified.

Oh, what wonder! how amazing!
Jesus, glorious King of kings,
Deigns to call me His beloved,
Resting now beneath His wings.
All for Jesus! all for Jesus!
Resting now beneath His wings.