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SDAH 544
Jesus, Son of blessed Mary,
Once on earth a little child,
Pattern fair of holy living,
Gracious, loving, undefiled;
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Charles Edward Riley was born May 21, 1883, or 1884, at Liverpool, England. In Canada he attended McGill University, Montreal, and Diocesan Theological College; he earned the B.D. and D.D. degrees at Trinity in Toronto. Beginning in 1910, he was an Anglican pastor at McNab, Dundas, and St. Catharines, Ontario. From 1933 to 1937 he was Dean of Niagara, and Dean of Toronto from 1937 to 1961. His hymn writing only complemented his work as a pastor and preacher. He died at Toronto, April 16, 1972.
For SHIPSTON see SDAH 55.
📖 Reference: Companion to the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal by Wayne Hooper and Edward E. White. Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1988.
Text
1
Jesus, Son of blessed Mary,
Once on earth a little child,
Pattern fair of holy living,
Gracious, loving, undefiled;
2
Though Thy eager heart was yearning
Heavy laden souls to free,
Yet Thou calledst little children
In their happiness to Thee.
3
Grant that we, like little children,
Free from pride and guile my be;
Cheerful, trusting, safe, protected
By the blessed Trinity.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Luke 2:5; 1 Pet 2:22(b) Matt 19:14 (c) Mark 10:16
Author
Charles E. Riley (1884-1972)
Copyright
Music from the English Hymnal by permission of Oxford University Press
Hymn Tune
SHIPSTON
Metrical Number
8.7.8.7.
Arranged
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Tune Source
English traditional melody
Alternate Key
SDAH 55
Theme
GUIDANCE
