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Words: Stanza 1, Anna Bartlett Warner, 1860. Stanzas 2-3, David Rutherford McGuire.
Music: William Batchelder Bradbury, 1862
Because of its easy tune and simple lyrics, this is often one of the first hymns missionaries teach new Christians. |
Jesus loves me! This I know,
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong;
They are weak, but He is strong.
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Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.
Jesus loves me! This I know,
As He loved so long ago,
Taking children on His knee,
Saying, "Let them come to Me."
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Jesus loves me still today,
Walking with me on my way,
Wanting as a friend to give
Light and love to all who live.
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Jesus loves me! He who died
Heaven's gate to open wide;
He will wash away my sin,
Let His little child come in.
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Jesus loves me! He will stay
Close beside me all the way;
Thou hast bled and died for me,
I will henceforth live for Thee.
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For those interested in the background of this hymn, it originally appeared as a poem inside a novel, Say and Seal, which Anna Warner co-authored with her sister Susan. In the book, the words are spoken to a dying child, and in that context, there is another stanza not commonly found in hymnals:
Jesus loves me! Loves me still,
Though I'm very weak and ill,
That I might from sin be free
Bled and died upon the tree.
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