The apostles' song

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Jesus called them one by one

Tune: JESUS LOVES ME (Bradbury)
Published in 5 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	Eight Quiet Preludes on American Hymntun…

Instrumental
	Worship the King

Handbells
	TIME TO RING 5

Representative Text

1 Jesus called them one by one,
Peter, Andrew, James and John.
Next came Phillip, Thomas too,
Matthew and Bartholomew.

Refrain:
Yes, Jesus called them
Yes, Jesus called them,
Yes, Jesus called them
and they all followed Him.

2 James the one they called the less.
Simon also Thaddaeus,
Twelve Apostles Judas made,
Jesus was by him betrayed. [Refrain]

Source: I'm Gonna Sing: songs for young hearts #18

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Text Information

First Line:	Jesus called them one by one
Title:	The apostles' song
Refrain First Line:	Yes, Jesus called them

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Tune

JESUS LOVES ME (Bradbury)

William B. Bradbury (PHH 114) added a refrain line to Warner's stanzas and wrote the tune JESUS LOVES ME in 1861. The hymn was published in Bradbury's church school collection The Golden Shower (1862). The tune is also known as CHINA in some hymnals, presumably because of its popularity among missio…

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