Jesus Loves Me This I Know

DESCRIPTION: "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...." "Jesus loves me—loves me still...." "Jesus loves me—he will stay...."
AUTHOR: Words: Anna Bartlett Warner (1827?–1915) / Usual Music: William B. Bradbury (1816-1868) (sources: hymnary.org, Wikipedia)
EARLIEST DATE: 1859 (included in "Say and Seal" by Anna Warner's sister Susan Warner)
KEYWORDS: religious Jesus nonballad
FOUND IN: US
Roud #14040
RECORDINGS:
Bob Livingston, "Jesus Loves Me" (Fragment: Piotr-Archive #244, recorded 09/11/2022)
Dorothy Robinson, "Jesus Loves Me" (Fragment: Piotr-Archive #686, recorded 09/19/2023)
NOTES [41 words]: According to Wikipedia, the common chorus to this, "Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus Loves me," was added by William B. Bradbury when he set the tune.
For background on William B. Bradbury, see the notes to "Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us." - RBW
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