by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
What does every good child say?
Language: English
What does every good child say, When it wakes at peep of day? "Jesus, blessed Saviour, keep me Safe from harm, I humbly pray,” Jesus answers, "While thou'rt pleading, I'll protect thee, I will cheer thee, When thou prayest I will hear thee; I will keep thee safe this day." Chorus: Jesus, blessed Saviour, keep us safe from harm, I humbly pray. What does every good child say, When at school on Sabbath day? "Jesus, blessed, Saviour, teach me, How a little child should pray,” Jesus answers, "While thou'rt pleading, I for thee am interceding, God, thy infant prayer is heeding, He will teach thee how to pray." Chorus: Jesus, blessed Saviour, keep us safe from harm, I humbly pray. What does every good child say, When the daylight fades away? "Jesus Blessed Saviour keep me, While I sleep this night I pray.” Jesus answers, "While thou'rt sleeping, Little child, my watch I'm keeping; Till the morning light comes peeping, By thy bedside I will stay.” Chorus: Jesus, blessed Saviour, keep us safe from harm, I humbly pray.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "What does every good child say?", published 1867. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Laura Prichard [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-25
Line count: 30
Word count: 178