Jesus loves me, Yes i know.

 **"JESUS LOVES ME"**  

*(A Fresh Poetic Expansion of the Beloved Hymn)*  

**1. CHILD'S CERTAINTY (Matthew 19:14, Mark 10:15)**  

*The kingdom's keys fit small hands best,*  

*No scholar's doubt, no Pharisee—*  

*Just open arms and "Yes!" confessed:*  

*"For little ones belong to Me."*  

**2. PROOF IN PROMISE (John 3:16, Romans 5:8)**  

*Not earned, but proved on splintered wood,*  

*While I was still His rebel child—*  

*The cross shouts what the whisper could:*  

*"Love paid your ransom, wild and mild."*  

**3. DAILY WHISPER (Zephaniah 3:17, 1 John 3:1)**  

*When fears grow loud and faith feels small,*  

*He sings salvation's lullaby—*  

*Not "Try harder," but "Just call—*  

*My 'for you' will never die."*  

**4. ETERNAL YES (Jeremiah 31:3, Revelation 1:5)**  

*Before the stars knew how to shine,*  

*His heart inscribed my name in blood—*  

*Not "Loved sometimes," but "Always Mine,"*  

*Washed in His ever-rising flood.*  

**Scriptural Foundations:**  

- **Matthew 18:3-5** (Childlike faith)  

- **John 13:1** (Love to the end)  

- **Ephesians 3:17-19** (Dimensions of Christ's love)  

- **1 John 4:10** (Love's definition)  

**Modern Refrain Option:**  

*"Jesus loves me—this I know,*  

*Not just for then, but always so.*  

*Through the shadows, through the light,*  

*His love holds on with nail-scarred might."*