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Hymns and Tunes 1886 408

Jesus Loves Me

Words: Anna WarnerTune: Jesus Loves Me7.7.7.7. with Refrain

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

3Jesus loves me! loves me still,
Though I'm very weak and ill;
From his shining throne on high
Comes to watch me where I lie.
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.

4Jesus loves me! he will stay
Close beside me all the way;
If I love him when I die,
He will take me home on high.
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.

Scripture
Mark 10:14; 1 John 4:19

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The verse

Meter
7.7.7.7.5.5.5.6 · the hymnal prints 7.7.7.7. with Refrain
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 43% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABBCCCD
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Verse 1

Jesus loves me! this I know,/˘/˘˘˘/7A
For the Bible tells me so;˘˘/˘/˘˘7A
Little ones to him belong,/˘/˘˘˘/7B
They are weak, but he is strong.˘˘/˘˘˘/7B
Yes, Jesus loves me!//˘/˘5C
Yes, Jesus loves me!//˘/˘5C
Yes, Jesus loves me!//˘/˘5C
The Bible tells me so.˘/˘/˘˘6A

Verse 2

Jesus loves me! he who died/˘/˘˘˘/7A
Heaven's gate to open wide;/˘/˘/˘/7A
He will wash away my sin,˘˘/˘/˘/7B
Let his little child come in./˘/˘//˘7B
Yes, Jesus loves me!//˘/˘5C
Yes, Jesus loves me!//˘/˘5C
Yes, Jesus loves me!//˘/˘5C
The Bible tells me so.˘/˘/˘˘6D

Verse 3

Jesus loves me! loves me still,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Though I'm very weak and ill;///˘/˘/7A
From his shining throne on high˘˘/˘/˘/7B
Comes to watch me where I lie./˘/˘/˘/7B
Yes, Jesus loves me!//˘/˘5C
Yes, Jesus loves me!//˘/˘5C
Yes, Jesus loves me!//˘/˘5C
The Bible tells me so.˘/˘/˘˘6D

Verse 4

Jesus loves me! he will stay/˘/˘˘˘/7A
Close beside me all the way;/˘/˘/˘/7A
If I love him when I die,˘˘/˘/˘/7B
He will take me home on high.˘˘/˘/˘/7B
Yes, Jesus loves me!//˘/˘5C
Yes, Jesus loves me!//˘/˘5C
Yes, Jesus loves me!//˘/˘5C
The Bible tells me so.˘/˘/˘˘6D

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.