God Loves the Little Children

country gospel, neo-traditional country, fingerpicked acoustic guitar, warm electric bass, brushed snare, B3 organ fills, slide guitar licks, steel guitar swells, close-mic room sound, tape saturation, spring reverb, intimate verses, anthemic chorus, dynamic build, 72 BPM, halftime shuffle, rootsy outro

[Verse 1] Little hands in the churchyard dust Tiny shoes and a pocket of crust Caught in the rain with a scraped-up knee Still you say they belong to Thee [Verse 2] Sippy cup in a folded hand Crayon suns in a paper land Names that tremble when they pray You lean close and call them by name [Pre-Chorus] And when the world feels too wide You gather them in When the tears start to rise You never turn them away [Chorus] God loves the little children God loves the little children Every brown and every golden face Held inside Your tender grace God loves the little children God loves the little children You open wide Your holy arms And keep them safe from harm [Verse 3] Little voices on a Sunday row Learning words they don’t yet know A hundred fears might come and go But Your steady love still makes them grow [Pre-Chorus] And when the world feels too wide You gather them in When the tears start to rise You never turn them away [Chorus] God loves the little children God loves the little children Every brown and every golden face Held inside Your tender grace God loves the little children God loves the little children You open wide Your holy arms And keep them safe from harm [Bridge] Let the little ones run to You Let the little ones sing Heaven bends down low When they call Your name [Final Chorus] God loves the little children God loves the little children Every brown and every golden face Held inside Your tender grace God loves the little children God loves the little children You open wide Your holy arms And keep them safe from harm

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