<P> Jesus loves me! He will stay Close beside me all the way Then his little child will take Up to heaven for his dear sake . </P> <Ul> <Li> 1860 poem by Anna Bartlett Warner, set to music in 1862 with added chorus by William Batchelder Bradbury . This is the original version; rewritten versions are common . </Li> </Ul> <Li> 1860 poem by Anna Bartlett Warner, set to music in 1862 with added chorus by William Batchelder Bradbury . This is the original version; rewritten versions are common . </Li> <P> Jesus loves the little children, All the children of the world . Red and yellow, black and white, All are precious in his sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world . </P>

Child's prayer now i lay me down to sleep