The idea of Bliss in writing it was that the peace and comfort of a Christian were not founded upon his loving Christ, but upon Christ’s love to him, and that to occupy the mind with Christ’s love, would produce love and consecration…How much God has used this little song to lead sinners and doubting Christians to look away to Jesus, eternity alone can tell. She then sang over to us the notes of Jesus Loves Me. I have been singing it all morning to myself and cannot get it out of my mind. Bliss had a tune given to him that I think is going to live and be one of the most used that he has written. Bliss came down to breakfast and said, as she entered the room: Last night Mr. ![]() Bliss were at that time members of my family, at 43 South May street, Chicago. ![]() I think it was in June, 1870, that Jesus Loves Me was written.
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