The Story Behind “Jesus Loves Me”
“People were bringing little children to
Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, ‘Let the children come to
me, and do not hinder them, for the
Today, perhaps you need to know in a special way that Jesus loves you. Perhaps today you need to feel his loving welcome. Jesus welcomes you into his arms, and he wants to bless you. Listen to the music, respond to his invitation, and you will be blessed.
Jesus Loves Me is loved by children and adults alike. The original version, stanza 1, was written by Anna B. Warner in 1860. David Rutherford McGuire wrote stanzas two and three. The lyrics first appeared as a poem in a novel called Say and Seal, written by Anna’s sister, Susan Warner, and was published in 1860. William B. Bradbury found the text of "Jesus Loves Me" in a book in which the words were spoken as a comforting poem to a dying child. Mr. Bradbury composed the tune in 1862. Along with his tune, Bradbury added his own chorus, "Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus loves me..." After publication, “Jesus Loves Me” became one of the most popular Christian hymns in churches around the world. (Ref. 1)
In 1943, in the
LISTEN (click once) - Link to "Jesus Loves Me" sung by the Gaither Vocal Band
Link to
“Jesus Loves Me” lyrics – five stanzas (PDF)
Reference 1 – Wikipedia - Jesus Loves Me. The material is released under CC-BY-SA license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Whitney V. Myers