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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.