About Jesus Loves Me#
Anna Warner wrote these words in 1860, first as a poem inside a novel, where they were spoken as comfort to a dying child. William Bradbury set them to music soon after and added the familiar “Yes, Jesus loves me” refrain. It has been one of the most widely taught children’s hymns ever since.
This version sits in a sharp key on the 6-hole ocarina, using notes like F sharp and G sharp, and it reaches a high E. The sharps are the part to get cleanly in tune. The melody itself is simple and mostly stepwise, so once the fingering for those notes is steady it plays smoothly.
Jesus Loves Me! Lyrics#
Jesus 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.
Jesus Loves Me! Ocarina Tab#
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