Lyrics
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1. Had I been a child when Jesus came
Unto the Nephites that blessed day
And showed them the wounds in his hands and his feet
And knelt with them to pray.
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2. Then he might have held me safe in his arms;
He might have looked in my eyes and said
A word, with his blessing of kindness and love,
His hands placed upon my head.
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3. Someday, when the Savior comes again,
Oh, how I hope that my heart will be
As pure as the hearts of the children that day
Who gathered around his knee.
Words: Mabel Jones Gabbott, 1910–2004
Music: Darwin Wolford, b. 1936
From “Song of Cumorah,” a children’s cantata about the Book of Mormon. © 1981 by Jackman Music Corp. This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial church or home use.
- Book
- Children's Songbook
- Page Number
- 80
- Music
- Mabel Jones Gabbott, 1910–2004
- Text
- Mabel Jones Gabbott, 1910–2004.
- Scriptures
- 3 Nephi 17:11–13, 21–24
- Topic
- Book of Mormon, Jesus Christ—Blesses Children, Jesus Christ—Ministry, Jesus Christ—Second Coming, Preparation, Resurrection