SDA Hymnal 190
Jesus Loves Me
1Jesus loves me! this I know,
For the Bible tells me so;
Little ones to Him belong,
They are weak, but He is strong.
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.
3Jesus, take this heart of mine,
Make it pure and wholly Thine;
On the cross You died for me,
I will love and live for Thee.
- Also sung to
- Jesus Loves Me (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #408)
The verse
- Meter
- 7.7.7.7
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 73% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
Scan every line
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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
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
Verse 3
Jesus, take this heart of mine,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Make it pure and wholly Thine;/˘/˘/˘/7A
On the cross You died for me,˘˘/˘/˘˘7B
I will love and live for Thee.˘˘/˘/˘/7B
Refrain
Yes, Jesus loves me!//˘/˘5A
Yes, Jesus loves me!//˘/˘5A
Yes, Jesus loves me!//˘/˘5A
The Bible tells me so.˘/˘/˘˘6B
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.