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Hymnal Number
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Keys included:
C
About this Hymn
Walter Mathams wrote this text while serving as a Baptist minister in Edinburgh. It reminds us of Jesus' concern for teaching children, as in Mark 10:13–16 and Luke 18:15–17; as the song says, Jesus can relate because he was a child on earth, just like us.
Lyrics
Verse 1
Jesus, friend of little children,
be a friend to me;
take my hand and ever keep me
close to thee.
Verse 2
Teach me how to grow in goodness
daily as I grow;
thou hast been a child, and surely
thou dost know.
Chorus
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.
Verse 3
Never leave me nor forsake me,
ever be my friend,
for I need thee from life's dawning
to its end.
Jesus, friend of little children,
be a friend to me;
take my hand and ever keep me
close to thee.
Verse 2
Teach me how to grow in goodness
daily as I grow;
thou hast been a child, and surely
thou dost know.
Chorus
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.
Verse 3
Never leave me nor forsake me,
ever be my friend,
for I need thee from life's dawning
to its end.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Walter J. Mathams, 1882, alt.; ref. William Bradbury, 1862
Music: William Griffith, 1906; ref. William Bradbury, 1862
Music: William Griffith, 1906; ref. William Bradbury, 1862