Hymn
Little Things
Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean
And the beauteous land.
And the little moments,
Humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages
Of eternity.
So our little errors
Lead the soul away,
From the paths of virtue
Oft in sin to stray.
Little deeds of kindness,
Little words of love,
Make our earth an Eden,
Like the heaven above.
Little seeds of mercy,
Sown by youthful hands,
Grow to bless the nations
Far in heathen lands.
Little Things — Text from The New Sabbath School Hosanna, 1870. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/little-things
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Little Things?
The words of Little Things were written by Mrs. T. J. Carney; the version here was published in 1870. The library also holds Deal Gently, With the Erring, another hymn by Mrs. T. J. Carney.
Is Little Things public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The New Sabbath School Hosanna, published in 1870. 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.