Only a little child,
Pause not here to weep;
Scarcely on earth she smiled
Ere she fell asleep
Fell asleep.

Only a little child,
God to us had given
Pure and undefiled
Only fit for heaven
Fit for heaven.

Ohly a little child
That our love possessed
That our cares beguiled
That is now at rest
Now at rest.

Only a little child
Such as Jesus blessed
We were unreconciled
Only He thought best
He thought best.