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THE STORY BEHIND THIS HYMN
This hymn was written and composed by Philip P. Bliss, after reflecting on a meeting
he had attended where they repeatedly sang the hymn "O How I Love Jesus". He thought
to himself, "Have I not been singing enough about my poor love for Jesus and
shall I not rather sing of His great love for me?" It has become an all time favorite
childrens hymn. It was first published in "The Charm for Sunday Schools" 1871.
Ira Sankey visited a dying young girl who was a member of his singing class.
While talking with her, she said "Don't you remember when you were teaching us to sing, 'I am so glad that
Jesus loves me,' you told us that if we only gave our hearts to Him He would love us?
and I did give my heart to Him."
Mr. Sankey later said , "what that little dying girl said to me helped to cheer me on more than
anything I had heard before, because she was my first convert"
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