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Song Jesus Love Me  by Ann Barlett Warner  1827 to 1915

The Picture and the Song

Jesus loves me 
                           this I know

If you read the Bible
Old testament and new
All the stories point to Jesus
Test it, challenge it
Seek and ye shall find tis true

                          For the Bible tells me so

I met Jesus as a little girl
Seeing a picture of Jesus
knocking at a door asking to come in
the door to my heart
For me, it is where Jesus and I begin

                        Little ones to Him belong

My mom faithfully took us to church
I sang in the choir
I thought I was pretty good
As life went on I discovered my heart 
was deceitful and I was a liar

                           We are weak

No not the kind of lies to deceive my brother
It was a lie to myself
I was righteous and better than some others

                         We are weak

I didn't kill, rarely cussed and did not steal
Trouble came when I knew Jesus 
but didn't let Him lead
Stubborn was my will
My way led to misery
Tears and sadness my way made me feel


                                    But He is strong

The day came I did realize
Jesus was always there
Exposing my heart, allowing me to see
My lack of forgiveness, love, and pride
It wasn't a pretty picture
I must confide

                                       Yes Jesus Loves Me

The picture of Jesus is still hanging on my wall
knocking at the door of my heart
asking to come in
The door is opened wide, come in Lord cleanse and stay
You saw all my ugliness and loved me anyway

                                   The Bible Tells Me So
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Dietrich Avatar
June 18, 2016 at 8:20 PM
wow, this was a VERY creative and uplifting way to do the challenge. wish I had thought of it. My mom claims my first sentence was "Jesus loves me"
Rebstock Avatar
June 19, 2016 at 11:27 AM
That is wonderful your mom gave you that memory. Thank you for your kind comment.
Johnson Avatar
May 29, 2016 at 6:10 PM
A wonderful way to tell the story. Great. Thank you for commenting on my work. Love, Joyce
Rebstock Avatar
May 29, 2016 at 6:58 PM
Thank you
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