Jesus Loved the Little Children
Author: Moiselle Renstrom
Composer: Moiselle Renstrom
Languages (17)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Chinese (Traditional): [Unknown title]
- Danish: Jesus elsker alle børn
- Dutch: Jezus houdt van kleine kind’ren
- English: Jesus Loved the Little Children
- Finnish: Jeesus kaikkein pienimpiä
- French: Jésus aimait les enfants
- German: Jesus liebt die kleinen Kinder
- Icelandic: Jesús unni ungum börnum
- Italian: Gesù amava i bambini
- Japanese: [Unknown title]
- Korean: [Unknown title]
- Norwegian: Jesus elsker alle småbarn
- Portuguese: Jesus Amou as Crianças
- Samoan: E Alofa Iesu I Tamaiti
- Spanish: Jesús amó a los niños
- Swedish: Jesus hade barnen kär
- Tongan: ʻOku ʻOfa ʻa Sisu
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Most common tunes for “Jesus Loved the Little Children”
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Appearances of “Jesus Loved the Little Children” over time
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1940 or earlier.
Public domain (not renewed)
Earliest known source: Little Stories in Song (1940).
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net:
Little Stories in Song (1940), 1b.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Jesus loved the little children, Little ones like me. He would bless and help them And take them on his knee.
2. Many lovely things he taught them, Things we all should do: Love and help each other, Be honest, kind, and true.
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