I was lost,
I was in chains, the world had a hold of me.
My heart was a stone, I was cov ered in shame
when He came for me.
I could n’t run, could n’t (Am7)run from His pres ence.
I could n’t run, could n’t (Gsus)run from His arms.
(C)Je sus, He loves me, He loves me, He is (C)for (G)me.
(C)Je sus, how can it be?
He loves me, He is for
me.
It was a fire
deep in my soul.
I’ll nev er be the same.
I stepped out of the dark and in to the light
when He called my name.
I could n’t run, could n’t (Am7)run from His pres ence.
I could n’t run, could n’t (Gsus)run from His arms.
(C)Je sus, He loves me, He loves me, He is (C)for (G)me.
(C)Je sus, how can it be?
He loves me, He is (C)for
me.
He holds the stars and He (Fsus2)holds my heart
with heal ing hands that (G)bear the scars.
The rug ged cross where He (Fsus2)died for me, my (C)on ly hope, my (G)ev ’ry thing.
(C)Je sus, He loves me,
He loves
(G)me.
Oh, (C)Je sus, how can it be?
He loves me, He is (C)for
me.
He loves me,
He is (C)for
(C)me.
My God, it’s a maz ing, Lord.
Je sus (C)loves
(C)me.
This page shows “Jesus Loves Me” by Chris Tomlin in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.