O Lord, the Holy Innocents by Cecil Francis Alexander, 1850 ALSTONE—Christopher Edwin Willing O Lord, the Holy Innocents 1 O Lord, the Holy Innocents Laid down for thee their infant life, And martyrs brave and patient saints Have stood for thee in fire and strife. 2 We wear the cross they wore of old Our lips have learned like vows to make; We need not die; we cannot fight; What may we do for Jesus’ sake? 3 O day by day each Christian child Has much to do, without, within; A death to die