A soul by sacred infancy

Verse 1
A soul by sacred infancy
From anger and desire set free,
From pride and avarice,
From guile, ambition, and self-will,
Helpless, and innocent of ill
In Jesus arms he lies.

Verse 2
The God of love himself imparts
To men of simple, humble hearts,
Who hang on Him alone:
He claims the little ones for his,
The newborn heirs of heavenly bliss,
And seats them on his throne.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: “‘Of such is the kingdom of God.’—Mark 10, v. 14.” This hymn appears in the 1766 manuscript “MS Mark.” This manuscript is part of the collection of the Methodist Archive and Research Centre in The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester (accession number MA 1977/574, Charles Wesley Notebooks Box 3). Accessed through the website of The Center for Studies in the Wesleyan Tradition, Duke Divinity School. Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 11 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1871), page 31.
Publishing: Public Domain