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1 Poem by Anna Bartlett Warner  





2 Hymn by William Batchelder Bradbury  





3 History  





4 Revised versions  





5 Notable performances  





6 See also  





7 Notes  














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Jesus Loves Me
byAnna Bartlett Warner
Anna Bartlett Warner
GenreHymn
Written1859
Based on1 Corinthians 6:19
Meter7.7.7.7 with refrain
Melody"China" by William Batchelder Bradbury
Saint Paul Church (Westerville, Ohio) - Angel room, Jesus Loves Me stained glass window

"Jesus Loves Me" is a Christian hymn written by Anna Bartlett Warner (1827–1915).[1] The lyrics first appeared as a poem in the context of an 1860 novel called Say and Seal, written by her older sister Susan Warner (1819–1885), in which the words were spoken as a comforting poem to a dying child.[2] The tune was added in 1862 by William Batchelder Bradbury (1816–1868). Along with his tune, Bradbury added his own chorus "Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus Loves me..."[3] After publication as a song it became one of the most popular Christian hymns in churches around the world,[4] especially among children.

Poem by Anna Bartlett Warner

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As originally published in 1860, it appeared in four stanzas, as follows:

Jesus loves me—this I know,
For the Bible tells me so:
Little ones to him belong,—
They are weak, but he is strong.

Jesus loves me—he who died
Heaven's gate to open wide;
He will wash away my sin,
Let his little child come in.

Jesus loves me—loves me still,
Though I'm very weak and ill;
From his shining throne on high,
Comes to watch me where I lie.

Jesus loves me—he will stay
Close beside me all the way.
Then his little child will take
Up to heaven for his dear sake.[5][2]

Hymn by William Batchelder Bradbury

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William Batchelder Bradbury

Bradbury's Golden Shower of S.S. Melodies: a new collection of hymns and tunes for the Sabbath school, edited by Wm. B. Bradbury, New York, 1862:[6]

Jesus loves me—this I know,
For the Bible tells me so;
Little ones to Him belong—
They are weak, but He is strong.

Refrain:
   Yes, Jesus loves me,
   Yes, Jesus loves me,
   Yes, Jesus loves me—
   The Bible tells me so!

Jesus loves me—He who died
Heaven's gate to open wide;
He will wash away my sin,
Let His little child come in. Refrain

Jesus loves me—loves me still,
Though I'm very weak and ill;
From His shining throne on high,
Comes to watch me where I lie. Refrain

Jesus loves me—He will stay
Close beside me all the way;
If I love Him, when I die
He will take me home on high. Refrain

History

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In 1943 in the Solomon Islands, John F. Kennedy's PT-109 was rammed and sunk. Islanders Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana who found Kennedy and the survivors remember that when they rode on PT boats to retrieve the survivors, the Marines sang this song with the natives, who had learned it from Seventh-day Adventist missionaries.[7][8]

This hymn was titled "China" in some hymnals of the 19th century.[9] Some early hymnals, such as The Modern Hymnal (1926) explain this title with a subtitled note that says, "The favorite Hymn of China".[10] By the time of later hymnals such as the Baptist Hymnal (1956), the subtitle had been dropped and the tune was simply called "CHINA".[11]

Revised versions

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The poem and the hymn, or portions of them, have sometimes been revised. Some examples of this are

Notable performances

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The song has been recorded by a large number of different artists, either obscure or famous. Some versions include the following:

See also

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Notes

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  • ^ a b Susan Warner; Anna Bartlett Warner (1860). Say and Seal. Lippincott & Company. pp. 115–116.
  • ^ Christian Words. 1868. p. 112.
  • ^ William Batchelder Bradbury (1866). Bradbury's golden chain and shower for the Sabbath school. Henry A. Brown. pp. 196.
  • ^ "Jesus Loves Me (by Anna Bartlett Warner) – Original Lyrics". trulygodsgrace.wordpress.com/. 5 October 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  • ^ "Jesus Loves Me, This I Know". Hymnary.org. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  • ^ "Keene's Legend in the South Pacific". Archived from the original on May 8, 2005. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  • ^ Time Pacific magazine [www.time.com/time/pacific/magazine] Time Pacific Aug 15, 2005
  • ^ "Hymnals: Psalter Hymnal: 571". Calvin Hymnary Project. Calvin College. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  • ^ "Jesus Loves Me, This I Know". Hymnary.org. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  • ^ "Anna B Warner". equipu.kids4truth.com/. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  • ^ Tim Wesemann (2006). Jack Bauer's Having a Bad Day. David C Cook. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-7814-4384-5.
  • ^ Peggy Edwards (2010). "October 12 : Freedom Through Life With Christ". Good Morning Message. Xulon Press. pp. 300. ISBN 978-1-60957-419-2.
  • ^ Glenn Johnson (2011). From Chains to Change. eBooks2go. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-61813-001-3.
  • ^ Whitney Houston’s Tumultuous Final Days (February 12, 2012), music.yahoo.com.
  • ^ "TSU's College Marching Band Makes History with Grammy Nomination". February 2023.

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