MUSIC. SWEET STORY is an arrangement by Wm. B. Bradbury (see [Hymn 103]) of a Greek tune known as “Salamis” or “Athens.” Mrs. Luke heard the melody (in its original form) used as a marching song by a group of children in a school near her home where she had gone to learn something of the teaching methods used. She was intrigued by the tune and wrote the words to fit it. The words and music are inseparably associated, the original form of the melody being used in England, and Bradbury’s adaptation (easier but less interesting) in America.
428. Jesus loves me! this I know
Anna B. Warner, 1820-1915
A hymn beloved by all the children. It was composed about 1860.
For comments on the author, Anna Bartlett Warner, see [Hymn 201].
MUSIC. JESUS LOVES ME. Bradbury’s tune was composed for this hymn in The Golden Choir, 1861.
For comments on William B. Bradbury, see [Hymn 103].
429. Loving Shepherd of Thy sheep
Jane Eliza Leeson, 1807-82
From Miss Leeson’s Hymns and Scenes of Childhood, 1842. Based on John 10:27: “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them and they follow me.”