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Christ in Song 3

Jesus Loves Me

Words: Anna WarnerMusic: Wm. B. Bradbury

Studio

1Jesus loves me! this I know, For the Bible tells me so; Little ones to him belong, They are weak but he is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me, The Bible tells me so.

RefrainYes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus loves me, The Bible tells me so.

2Jesus loves me! he who died, Heaven's gate to open wide; He will wash away my sin, Let his little child come in. Yes, Jesus loves me, The Bible tells me so.

3Jesus loves me! he will stay, Close beside me all the way; If I love him, he will take Me at last to heaven's sake. Yes, Jesus loves me, The Bible tells me so.

Also sung to
Jesus Loves Me (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #408)

Used by arr. with The Biglow & Main Co'y owners of copyright

The verse

Meter
39
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 32% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Jesus loves me! this I know, For the Bible tells me so; Little ones to him belong, They are weak but he is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me, The Bible tells me so./˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘///˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘39A

Verse 2

Jesus loves me! he who died, Heaven's gate to open wide; He will wash away my sin, Let his little child come in. Yes, Jesus loves me, The Bible tells me so./˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘//˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘39A

Verse 3

Jesus loves me! he will stay, Close beside me all the way; If I love him, he will take Me at last to heaven's sake. Yes, Jesus loves me, The Bible tells me so./˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘///˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘39A

Refrain

Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus loves me, The Bible tells me so.//˘/˘//˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘21A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.