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Little Ones Like Me

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Jesus, when He left the sky

Author: Anonymous
Published in 110 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 Jesus, when He left the sky,
And for sinners came to die,
In His mercy passed not by
Little ones like me.

Refrain 1:
Little ones, little ones,
Little ones like me;
In His mercy passed not by
Little ones like me.

2 Mothers then the Savior sought
In the places where He taught,
And to Him their children brought—
Little ones like me.

Refrain 2:
Little ones, little ones,
Little ones like me;
And to Him their children brought—
Little ones like me.

3 Did the Savior say them nay?
No! He kindly bade them stay,
Suffered none to turn away
Little ones like me.

Refrain 3:
Little ones, little ones,
Little ones like me;
Suffered none to turn away
Little ones like me.

4 ’Twas for them His life He gave,
To redeem them from the grave;
Jesus now will gladly save
Little ones like me.

Refrain 4:
Little ones, little ones,
Little ones like me;
Jesus now will gladly save
Little ones like me.

Author: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Jesus, when He left the sky
Title: Little Ones Like Me
Author: Anonymous
Meter: 7.7.7.5.6.5.7.5
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Little ones like me
Publication Date: 1896
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

[Jesus when He left the sky] (Holsinger)ST. RAPHAEL (34231)[Jesus, when He left the sky] (Sweney)OtherHighcharts.com
Frequency of use
[Jesus when He left the sky] (Holsinger)


ST. RAPHAEL (34231)


[Jesus, when He left the sky] (Sweney)


Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals1880189019001910192019301940195019601970050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #3801
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  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
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The Cyber Hymnal #3801

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Timeless Truths #1034

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