It seems so wonderful, mamma,
Indeed, how can it be?
You say that He who made the world
Died on the cross for me!
Oh! yes, my child, ‘tis true indeed,
For He came down from heaven;
And took upon Him all our sins,
That we might be forgiven.
Yes, He was once a child like you,
And grew to be a man;
For none but He could thus fulfil
His Father’s gracious plan.
For God so loved this world of ours,
He gave His Son to die;
That whosoever trusts in Him
Should live eternally.
Then come to Him, my darling child,
He bids you come today;
And He has promised, him that comes
He’ll never cast away.
And oh! so safe His little lambs
Upon their Shepherd’s breast,
That whether they should live or die,
They are forever blest!
ML 07/29/1917