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"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 ]
In 1862, Bradbury found the poem "Jesus Loves Me". Bradbury wrote the music and added the chorus: "Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus Loves me ..." He died on January 7, 1868, in Bloomfield, New Jersey (now Montclair, New Jersey) at age 51. [1] He was buried in Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield, New Jersey.
The best known of her hymns is almost certainly "Jesus Loves Me".Some stanzas of this appear in modern hymnals rewritten by David Rutherford McGuire. She wrote some books jointly with her sister Susan Warner (Elizabeth Wetherell) which included Wych Hazel (1853), Mr. Rutherford's Children (1855) and The Hills of the Shatemuc (1856). [2]
Jesus Loves Me (subtitled Guitar Hymns) is an album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 1980. [1] It was Fahey's poorest selling release. [ 2 ]
The Warner sisters also wrote children's Christian songs. Susan wrote "Jesus Bids Us Shine" while Anna was author of the first verse of the well-known children's song "Jesus Loves Me", which she wrote at Susan's request. [2] [3] Both sisters became devout Christians in the late 1830s.
Like all the singles from We Can't Dance, "Jesus He Knows Me" was released on two CDs as well as on vinyl editions. All formats featured the non-album track "Hearts on Fire" (later included on Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992) as the primary B-side, while both CDs included an exclusive track.
The second single, "Jesus Loves Me", was released on September 16, 2014 and saw top 10 success on Billboard 's Hot Christian Songs. [17] Tomlin performed the song live for the Air1 radio station. [18] The third single and title track, "At the Cross (Love Ran Red)", was released on June 2, 2015. [19]
Dale Evans, the writer of the song, recorded her own version on her 1960 LP, Jesus Loves Me featuring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and family. [2] She often sang the song as a duet with her husband. Others who have covered "The Bible Tells Me So" include Mahalia Jackson, Martha Carson and Kate Smith.