{"slug": "jesus-loves-me", "title": "Jesus Loves Me", "first_line": "Jesus Loves Me", "author": "anna-b-warner", "author_date": "1866", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"alleluia": false, "doubled": false, "irregular": false, "pattern": [7, 7, 7, 7], "refrain": true}, "topics": ["Jesus", "Assurance", "Children", "Love"], "scripture": [], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:155; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1866).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "jesus_loves_me_jesus_loves_me_he_is_alwa", "total_instances": 60}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Je -- sus loves me! This I know, For the Bi -- ble tells me so. Lit -- tle ones to Him be -- long; They are weak, but He is strong.", "prose": ["Jesus loves me! This I know,", "For the Bible tells me so.", "Little ones to Him belong;", "They are weak, but He is strong."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Je -- sus loves me! He who died Heav -- en's gate to op -- en wide; He will wash a -- way my sin, Let His lit -- tle child come in.", "prose": ["Jesus loves me! He who died", "Heaven's gate to open wide;", "He will wash away my sin,", "Let His little child come in."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Je -- sus loves me! He will stay Close be -- side me all the way; Thou hast bled and died for me, I will hence -- forth live for Thee.", "prose": ["Jesus loves me! He will stay", "Close beside me all the way;", "Thou hast bled and died for me,", "I will henceforth live for Thee."]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "Yes, Je -- sus loves me! Yes, Je -- sus loves me! Yes, Je -- sus loves me! The Bi -- ble tells me so.", "prose": ["Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!", "Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so."]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}