William Batchelder Bradbury

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William Batchelder Bradbury's Fresh Laurels of 1867
William Batchelder Bradbury's Fresh Laurels of 1867

William Batchelder Bradbury (6 October 1816 – January 7, 1868) musician who composed the tune to Jesus Loves Me and many other popular hymns.

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Bradbury was born in York, Maine where his father was the leader of a choir. By age fourteen he had mastered every musical instrument available, but never saw an organ or a piano until 1830, when his parents moved to Boston. There he met Dr. Lowell Mason, and by 1834 was known as an organist. In 1840, he began teaching in Brooklyn, New York, where he gained popularity by his free singing-schools, and by his concerts, at which the performers, all children, sometimes numbered 1,000. In 1847 he went to Germany, where he studied harmony, composition, and vocal and instrumental music with the best masters.

In 1854, he started the Bradbury Piano Company, with his brother, Edward G. Bradbury in New York City. William Bradbury is best known as a composer and publisher of a series of musical collections for choirs and schools. He was the author and compiler of fifty-nine books. The first book was published in 1841.

In 1862, Bradbury found Jesus Loves Me in a book in which the words were spoken as a comforting poem to a dying child. Along with his tune, Bradbury added his own chorus "Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus Loves me..." After publication the song became one of the most popular Christian hymns in churches around the world.

He died on January 7, 1868 in Montclair, New Jersey and was buried in Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield, New Jersey.

He composed many hymns including "He Leadeth Me," "Just As I Am, Without One Plea," and "Jesus Like A Savior Lead Us." All of these songs can be found in the Christian Reformed Church's Psalter Hymnal and many other song books.

  • The Golden Chain (1861)
  • The Key-Note and Pilgrim Song (1863)
  • Golden Trio (1864)
  • The Shawm (1864)
  • The Jubilee (1865)
  • Temple Choir and Fresh Laurels (1867)

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