"Like a Child" is the fourth radio single from Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay is a Christian rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. They met at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois.Jars of Clay consists of Dan Haseltine on vocals, Charlie Lowell on piano and keyboards, Stephen Mason on lead guitars and Matthew Odmark on rhythm guitars...

 from their self-titled debut album

Jars of Clay (album)

Jars of Clay is the eponymous first full-length album by Christian rock group Jars of Clay. It was released on October 24, 1995 by Essential Records. The album has been highly acclaimed, being one of few Christian albums of the mid-nineties to achieve platinum status...

. Like many of the other tracks off the album, the song was written while the band members were students at Greenville College

Greenville College

Greenville College is located in Greenville, Illinois, a small Illinois city, located 45 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri on Interstate 70...

. The band's demo album, Frail, released in 1994, contains the first known recording of the song. The song was re-recorded in 1995 for the band's debut album; however only a few differences exist between the two recordings. A live version of the song appears on the band's 2003 double album

Double album

A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....

, Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage

Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage

Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage is the fifth album of Christian band Jars of Clay. It was released in 2003 by Essential Records...

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External links

• Song review at Jesusfreakhideout
• Song's reference to The Bible's Mark 10:15