That Little Chap o' Mine

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 18, 1915

That Little Chap o' Mine

To feel his little hand in mine, So clinging and so warm; To know he thinks me strong enough To keep him safe from harm; To see his simple faith in all That I can say or do,— It sort o' shames a fellow, But it makes him better, too; And I'm trying hard to be The man he fancies me to be, Because I have this chap at home Who thinks the world of me.

I would not disappoint his trust For anything on earth, Nor let him know how little I just naturally am worth. But, after all, it's easier That brighter road to climb, With the little hands behind me To push me all the time. And I reckon I'm a better man Than what I used to be, Because I have this little chap at home Who thinks the world of me.

—Selected.