When Mothers of Salem

When mo­thers of Sa­lem

Their child­ren brought to Je­sus

The stern dis­ci­ples drove them back

And bade them to de­part:

But Je­sus saw them ere they fled

And sweet­ly smiled and kind­ly said

Suf­fer lit­tle child­ren to come un­to Me.

For I will re­ceive them

And fold them to My bo­som:

I’ll be a shep­herd to these lambs

O drive them not away;

For if their hearts to Me they give

They shall with Me in glo­ry live:

Suffer lit­tle child­ren to come un­to Me.

How kind was our Sav­ior

To bid these child­ren wel­come!

But there are many thou­sands

Who have nev­er heard His name;

The Bi­ble they have nev­er read

They know not that the Sav­ior said

Suffer li­ttle child­ren to come un­to Me.

O soon may the hea­then

Of ev­ery tribe and na­tion

Fulfill Thy bless­èd Word and cast

Their id­ols all away!

O shine up­on them from ab­ove

And show Thy­self a God of love

Teach the lit­tle child­ren to come un­to Thee!