Jesus Loves Me

Did you know that "Jesus Loves Me", 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] The tune was added in 1862 by William Batchelder Bradbury (1816–1868). Along with his tune, Bradbury added his own chorus "Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus Loves me..."^[3] After publication as a song it became one of the most popular Christian hymns in churches around the world,^[4] especially among children.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Loves_Me. Picture: Buf Akpan