Little children need not fear
When they know that Thou art near;
Thou dost love them, Saviour dear:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
Little lambs may come to Thee:
Thou wilt fold us tenderly,
And our careful Shepherd be:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
Little hearts may love Thee well,
Little lips Thy love may tell,
Little hymns Thy praises swell:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
Little lives may be divine,
Little deeds of love may shine,
Little ones be wholly Thine :
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
Jesu, once an Infant small
Cradled in the oxen's stall,
Though the God and Lord of all:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
Once a Child so good and fair,
Feeling want, and toil, and care,
All that we may have to bear:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
Jesu, Thou dost love us still,
And it is Thy holy will
That we should be safe from ill:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
Fold us to Thy loving breast,
There may we, in happy rest,
Feel that we indeed are blest :
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
Litany, A. M.470(i) or A.M.463(ii)
E Thou with us every day,
In our work and in our play,
When we learn and when we pray :
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
When we lie asleep at night,
Ever may Thy angels bright
Keep us safe till morning light:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
Make us brave without a fear,
Make us happy, full of cheer,
Sure that Thou art always near:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
May we grow, from day to day,
Glad to learn each holy way,
Ever ready to obey :
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
May we prize our Christian name, May we guard it free from blame, Fearing all that causes shame : Hear us, Holy Jesu.
May we ever try to be
From our sinful tempers free,
Pure and gentle, Lord, like Thee.
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
May our thoughts be undefiled;
May our words be true and mild;
Make us each a holy child:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
Jesu, Son of God Most High,
Who didst in the manger lie,
Who upon the Cross didst die:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
Jesu, from Thy heavenly Throne,
Watching o'er each little one,
Till our life on earth is done :
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
Litany. A.M.463(i). or 464(ii).
Agnes. H.C.514. Litany. C.H.655.
From the light of heavenly day, Lost in paths of sin we stray :
Lord, in mercy hear us.
Foolish, weak, and sad we lie;
Guard us with Thy loving eye,
Be our Helper, always nigh :
Lord, in mercy hear us.
Help us to bewail our sin,
And, in heavenly strength, begin
Daily victories to win:
Lord, in mercy hear us.
Keep us lowly that we may,
Ever watchful, turn away
From the snares our tempters lay:
Lord, in mercy hear us.
On our darkness shed Thy light,
Lead our wills to what is right,
Wash our evil nature white:
Lord, in mercy hear us.
May Thy wisdom be our guide,
Comfort, rest, and peace provide
Near to Thy protecting side :
Lord, in mercy hear us.
May we selfishness deny,
And the body mortify,
Doing deeds of charity:
Lord, in mercy hear us.
Make us earnest when we pray,
Diligent from day to day,
Meaning, doing, what we say :
Lord, in mercy hear us.
Fix our hearts on things on high,
Let no evil thoughts come nigh,
Purge from sin our memory:
Lord, in mercy hear us.
May Thy grace within the soul
Nature's waywardness control,
Guiding towards the heavenly goal:
Lord, in mercy hear us.
So at last from sin set free,
What we long for may we see,
And for ever blessèd be:
Lord, in mercy hear us. Amen.
Also the following: 105.
272 All this Night. The Church Hymnary.531. (or) Novello&Co. LL this night bright angels sing; Never was such carolling.
Hark! a voice which loudly cries,
"Mortals, mortals, wake and rise;
Lo, to gladness
Turns your sadness;
From the earth is risen a Sun,
Shines all night, though day be done.
"Wake, O earth! wake, everything.
Wake and hear the joy I bring;
Wake and joy, for all this night
Heaven and every twinkling light,
All amazing,
Still stand gazing;
Angels, powers, and all that be,
Wake, and joy this Sun to see!
Hail, O Sun! O blessed Light,
Sent into this world by night;
Let Thy rays and heavenly powers
Shine in these dark souls of ours;
For, most duly,
God and Man, we do confess;
Hail, O Sun of Righteousness!
Noel. C.H.90. Flensburg. H.C.90.
T came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold:
Peace on the earth, good-will to men
From Heaven's all gracious King :-
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing.
Still through the cloven skies they come
With peaceful wings unfurled;
And still their heavenly music floats
O'er all the weary world:
Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on hovering wing,
And ever o'er its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing.
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