Hymn
Children Dedicated to Christ
The Savior kindly calls
Our children to His breast;
He folds them in His gracious arms,
Himself declares them blest.
"Let them approach" He cries,
"Nor scorn their humble claim,
The heirs of heaven are such as these,
For such as these I came."
With joy we bring them, Lord,
Devoting them to Thee,
Imploring, that, as we are Thine,
Thine may our offspring be.
Children Dedicated to Christ — Text from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, 1918. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/children-dedicated-to-christ
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Children Dedicated to Christ?
The words of Children Dedicated to Christ are credited to Philip Doddridge and Henry Ustick Onderdonk; the version here was published in 1918. The library holds 55 more hymns by Philip Doddridge, including The Encouragement Young Persons Have to Seek Christ and Grace! 'Tis a Charming Sound.
Is Children Dedicated to Christ public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, published in 1918. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the meter of Children Dedicated to Christ?
Children Dedicated to Christ is in Short Meter (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Seeking God, And am I born to die? and I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord.