William Batchelder Bradbury (1816–1868) composed the tunes of two of the most famous hymns of all time: “Jesus Loves Me” and “Just as I Am.” This month is the 200th anniversary of his birth. He was born Oct. 6, 1816, in York, Maine, where his father led a church choir. His family moved to Boston where at the age of…
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