<TITLE>04. Par 19-23</TITLE>L-19 And is there any ministers in the building, preachers that would just want to walk up and stand with us here while we dedicate these children to the Lord, we'll be glad to have you as you come. All right, is it in the book there? Could you find it there Brother Neville? It is in there. All right, how many knows it, "Bring Them In"? All right, let us sing it now, everybody together, while the mothers bring their babies, all right. All right.
Bring them in, bring them in,
Bring them in from the field of sin.
Bring them in, bring them in,
Bring the wandering ones to Jesus.
Bring them in, bring them in,
Bring them in from the fields of sin.
Bring them in, bring them in,
Bring the little ones to Jesus.

L-20 Shall we bow our heads a moment? Our heavenly Father, standing around the altar this morning stands the mothers and fathers, holding their little offsprings in their arms that Thou hast graciously given unto them. They're so thankful for them, Lord. And they're bringing them up here to the altar this morning in the house of God to dedicate them, give their lives to Thee, Thou has given. And we pray, God, that You will nourish and bless each one of them; lead them. And may the guardian Angels of God watch over each one. Give them long lives of happiness and joy. May they raise up to be men and women of God of tomorrow, if there is a tomorrow.

L-21 God, we pray that You'll raise preachers and prophets and teachers out of this group of babies that's around the altar this morning. And when we're old and can go no farther, someone has to take us from place to place, may we be able to stand and hear the Gospel preached by these that's here today. Grant it, Lord. And some glorious day when it's all over, our lives are finished, these parents around the altar, may we be like Jacob of old when he blessed all of his children and told them what their end would be in the last days. Then looking up, said, "You know I'm to be gathered with my people." And some glorious day he, and all of his offsprings shall be gathered together in a better land. No wonder Balaam said, "Let my last end be like his." God, I pray that You'll grant these blessings upon the parents.
And now as we go to lay hands upon them, what--what a wonderful, and how humble that You've made it, Lord, that we men of this earth would have the privilege of blessing little children in Thy Name, and knowing this, that what we ask we're granted to us. As we go to bless them, may Jesus, the all unseen Person, all omnipotent One, stand near and bless each child as we lay our hands upon them and offer them to Him, while we ask it in His Name. Amen.

L-23 Brother...?... he has his three little children to be dedicated to the Lord... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
In a little closet, way yonder in the north lands You promised this child to me. Father, may Your blessings rest upon Him. Joseph, my boy, I give you to God, and may your life be a blessing. May you be a prophet, Joseph; may God's grace rest on you. May the God of your father, the Lord Jesus Christ ever bless you and make your life a blessing to others. In Jesus Christ's Name I bless this child. Amen. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
Love little children, something about the little fellows that each mother wanting her child to be blessed. Now, that's the way our heavenly Father is to us adults this morning; He wants each of us to be blessed. He presents us before certain things, just hands it out to us, as to say, "Here, I want you to be blessed, My child." Isn't He wonderful? So we can appreciate a kind heavenly Father like that.


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