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Thread #686   Message #2244
Posted By: rich r
15-Feb-97 - 11:31 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Jesus Loves Me
Subject: Lyr Req: JESUS LOVES ME ("Chinese" version)
The Evangelical Church School Hymnal (c 1931) includes this verse credited to Bradbury:

Jesus loves me! Loves me still,
Though' I'm very weak and ill;
From His shining throng on high,
Comes to watch me where I lie.

On a separate page it has the following verses with no author credit only the comment "the favorite hymn of China".

Jesus loves me, this I know
For the flowers tell me so;
Tell me by their fragrance sweet,
Lying all around our feet.

Jesus loves me, this I know,
For the birds they tell me so;
Tell me by their merry song,
Singing now the whole day long.

Jesus loves me this I know,
For the sunbeams tell me so;
Tell me by their gladsome light,
Shining clear from morn till night.

Jesus loves me this I know,
For the raindrops tell me so;
Tell me as they gently fall
On the trees, the flow'rs, and all.

I would guess these "nature" verses would be easier to sell in a non-Christian country.

rich r