News for little children!
Hark! how sweet the sound,
Rolling in its fullness,
To earth’s furthest bound
News of God’s salvation—
News with blessings rife—
Saving, helping, cheering—
Wondrous words of life.
Love for little children,
Sent from God’s own throne;
Love—how sweet the tidings—
Each can make his own;
Love that inaketh happy,
Love that maketh blest;
Love that gives the weary
Full and perfect rest.
Peace for little children,
Peace from God on high,
Brought by Christ, the Saviour,
When He came to die;
Made in Calvary’s darkness,
Sealed with Jesus’ blood,
To the world proclaimed—
Perfect peace with God.
Joy for little children,
O, such perfect joy,
Not like earth’s enchantments,
Full of earth’s alloy:
But a joy that resteth
On foundations sure,
Joy—for God hath said it—
Which must e’er endure.
Strength for little children,
Leading each along;
‘Tis the weak and helpless
Jesus maketh strong;
On they journey singing—
Strong in Christ alone:
His right-hand sustaining—
Every moment known.
Rest for little children,
Rest as passing on,
While the “rest remaining”
Beckons them along;
There the peace is perfect,
There the rest endures;
Hear it! All these treasures
Faith in Christ secures!
ML 09/12/1943