Islanders Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana who found Kennedy and the survivors remembers that when they rode on PT boats to retrieve the survivors, the Marines sang this song with the natives, who learned it from missionaries.” Wikipedia: “In 1943 in the Solomon Islands, John F. Bradbury came across the lyrics and added music and a chorus.Īmy Carmichael, the Irish missionary to India, was converted after hearing “Jesus Loves Me” at a children’s mission in Yorkshire, England. The lyrics to “Jesus Loves Me” first appeared in a novel written by Anna Warner’s sister Susan. Theme: The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The chorus was added by William Bradbury. Several authors have added more verses, including Anglican priest David Rutherford McGuire in 1971. Lyrics: Anna Warner wrote the first four verses printed below.
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