Verse 1

IN our dear Lord’s garden, Planted here below, Many tiny flowerets In sweet beauty grow.

Verse 2

Christ, the loving Gardener, Tends these blossoms small; Loves the little lilies As the cedars tall.

Verse 3

Nothing is too little For His gentle care; Nothing is too lowly In His love to share.

Verse 4

Jesus loves the children, Children such as we; Blest them when their mothers Brought them to His knee.

Verse 5

Jesus calls the children, Bids them come and stand In His pleasant garden, Watered by His hand.

Verse 6

Lord, Thy call we answer Take us in Thy care; Train us in Thy garden, In Thy work to share.

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