Christ the Friend of Children

The tender boy became a man

and redeemed us from the spell of sin;

Yet he always bows kindly

and lovingly to a crowd of children.

Have you heard the call of the Lord,

the Saviour's voice, mild and soft?

"Let the little ones come to me,

for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven!"

But to me, Christmastime reminds me

of the dreams of the past;

a breath of memory gently wafts

the veil away from images of childhood;

when the candles gleam brightly on the tree,

I feel as if I were a child again -

as if I could come with you children

to share your Heavenly Kingdom.