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"Jesus Loves Me" is a Christian hymn written by Anna Bartlett Warner (1827–1915). [1] The lyrics first appeared as a poem in the context of an 1860 novel called Say and Seal , written by her older sister Susan Warner (1819–1885), in which the words were spoken as a comforting poem to a dying child. [ 2 ]
William Batchelder Bradbury (October 6, 1816 – January 7, 1868) was a musician who composed the tune to "Jesus Loves Me" and many other popular hymns. [ 1 ] Biography
That's Just His Way (Of Telling Me He Loves Me) The Holy Hills of Heaven Calls Me; Then You Can Walk With Me; There Is No Darkness In Him; There's Nothing My God Can't Do (co-written with Jimmie Davis)(Vestal Goodman) They Didn't Take Him To Calvary; Things Are Gonna Be Better After While; Things I Learned At Mother's Knee, The; This Is My ...
"Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" is a song originally recorded by the Scottish alternative band the Vaselines for their EP Dying for It. [1] It is a parody on the Christian children's hymn "I'll Be a Sunbeam", which has the opening line "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam."
Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet is a 1971 composition by Gavin Bryars based on a loop of an unknown homeless man singing a brief improvised stanza. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Rich harmonies, comprising string and brass , are gradually overlaid over the stanza.
" Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend" ("Lord Jesus Christ, be present now!", literally: Lord Jesus Christ, turn to us) is a Lutheran hymn from the 17th century. Its hymn tune, Zahn No. 624, [1] was adopted in several compositions. It was translated into English and is part of modern hymnals, both Protestant and Catholic.
"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" is a traditional gospel song and jazz standard that has been performed and recorded by many artists. Performed as either an instrumental or vocal, "A Closer Walk" is perhaps the most frequently played number in the hymn and dirge section of traditional New Orleans jazz funerals .
The tune, Zahn No. 983, was written ten years later by Johann Crüger and first appeared in Crüger's Neues vollkömmliches Gesangbuch Augsburgischer Confession. [1] [3]The tune has been used many times, including settings by J.S. Bach: one of the Neumeister Chorales for organ, BWV 1093, [4] two movements of the St John Passion, and three of the St Matthew Passion.