As a Child I Loved You
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As a child I loved you is a Roman Catholic Marian prayer.
It was composed by Pope Leo XIII in the 19th century.
Words of the prayer[]
- As a little child,
- I loved you like a mother.
- Now that I am old,
- my love for you has grown.
- Receive me in heaven
- as one of the blessed,
- and I will proclaim
- that I have obtained
- such a great prize
- through your patronage.
- Amen.
References[]
Categories:
- Marian devotions