10 Little Christians standing in a line,    
One disliked the preacher, then there were 9.
9 little Christians stayed up very late,    
One slept in on Sunday, then there were 8. 
8 little Christians on the road to heaven,    
One took the lower road leaving only 7. 
7 little Christians got in quite a fix,    
One disliked the music, then there were only 6. 
6 little Christians very much alive,    
But one lost her interest, then there were 5. 
5 little Christians, wishing there were more,    
Sad to say they quarreled, then there were 4. 
4 little Christians cheerful as could be,    
But one lost his temper, then there were 3. 
3 little Christians knew not what to do,    
One joined a sporty crowd, then there were 2. 
2 little Christians, our rhyme is nearly done,    
Differed from each other, then there was 1. 
1 lone Christian won his neighbor true,    
Brought him to church, the there were 2. 
They doubled the number, then there were 4. 
4 sincere Christians worked very late,    
But each one won another, then there were 8. 
8 splendid Christians — but nothing rhymes with 16 so we simply note that in 4 more rhymes there would be 1,042 — quite a churchful!