Anna Bartlett Warner and
her sister Susan were the daughters of an important New York lawyer
who lost his fortune during the depression in 1837.
Warner decided to move his
family across the Hudson River across from West Point to an old farm
house. The sisters held sunday school class in their home for the
cadets of West Point. The sister desired to add to the family income
by writing novels and children's books.
Together the sisters wrote
18 books, among one of those books was, Say and Seal. This is where
we find the cherrished little song “Jesus Loves Me”! Written by
Anna it first appeared in 1859. In this book Say and Seal a character
comforts a dying child by singing Jesus loves me.
Later Anna published
“Jesus Loves Me” as a hymn in her first hymn book.
In 1862 a man by the name
of William B. Bradbury came across this song and wrote his own tune
that we are so familiar with today! He also added his own chorus:
“Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus loves me.” Eventually this song
was known across North America and across the world.
After more than a century
“Jesus Loves Me” became the number one spiritual song in the
world. It has been translated in more languages than any other song.
Jesus Loves Me
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 loves me
still
tho I'm very weak and ill
that I might from sin be
free
bled and died upon the
tree!
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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