The sheet music is a well known children's tune. It is the first two measures of the Alphabet song. Or Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, because they are the same tune. Children of Christian parents probably know it as "Jesus Loves me, this I know".
Several years ago, I witnessed one of the saddest things I have ever seen. I attended the funeral of a baby who was born sleeping. The child's aunt, who was probably in Middle School, was asked to sing "Jesus Loves me, this I know." She made it through the first line and started crying uncontrollably. Her parents came up beside her and helped her finish the song.
I told my mother how bad I felt for this young lady. She told me the story behind the song. It was part of a novel, Say and Seal, written by Susan Warner with the words to the song written by her younger sister Anna Warner. It was on my bucket list to read this novel. But I only read it this year.
In Say and Seal, a new school teacher, Mr. Linden comes to town. One of his youngest pupils, a six year old named Johnny Fax, becomes ill and the doctor gives the adults the bad news. Mr. Linden stays with the child for a couple of days. The child repeatedly asks Mr. Linden to sing songs to him.
The last song Mr. Linden sings is "Jesus Loves me." The child then perks up and asks Mr. Linden to tell him more stories about Heaven. Mr. Linden does so and continues to comfort the child who then shortly makes his journey to Heaven.
I was so excited when my wife told she was pregnant. I had planned to get my second tattoo to celebrate my 40th birthday, but decided to wait until after our child was born so that they would have a tattoo in their honor as well. Our child's due date was November 13, 2021. But on my 40th birthday, the OBGYN told us she was unable to detect a heartbeat. My wife sat in stunned silence as I broke down in front of the OBGYN.
The notes on the neck of the guitar repeat themselves several times throughout the song. The are the same notes for:
Jesus loves me this I know
Little ones to him belong
Let His little child come in
I wanted it to connect to my first tattoo which says, "Glory to God Alone" in Latin. The new tattoo says, "Endless Love" I could not get any other tattoo.