Like a child
Like a child. Daniel C. Damon* (1955- ).
Words and music of this three-verse song are dated 1992. It was published in Faith Will Sing (Carol Stream, 1993), with a lilting tune by Damon himself. It has proved one of the most popular of Damon’s texts: it celebrates the idea that Jesus comes like a child, ‘claiming heart soul and mind’ but also ‘like a child on the street’ with ‘ragged clothes dirty feet’. It has been included in a number of books in the USA and in the Canadian VU. It has been arranged as an anthem by David Cherwien* (Carol Stream: Hope Publishing Co.,...
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