Jesus looked so weary from the worries of the day But the look on His face lighted when the children came His way Before He could reach out to them and join them in their play His grown-up adult followers told the kids to go away Let the children come Don't dare drive them away And then the kingdom comes Hear the holy, foolish things they say The springtime of their life decides the adults they'll become So let the children come Please let the children come The golden gift of childhood Last a lifetime if you try The simple trusting faith they hold Keeps scholars mystified And so the Lord adopts us as His daughters and His sons The Kingdom is for Children So please let the children come Let the children come Don't dare drive them away And then the kingdom comes Hear the holy, foolish things they say The springtime of their life decides the adults they'll become So let the children come Please let the children come