I'll Be a Sunbeam Want Me for a Sunbeam". The latter version was covered by Nirvana. The hymn was also referenced in the lyrics of the song "Alibi" by Elvis Costello ("Maybe Jesus wants you for a sunbeam?"). I'll Be a Sunbeam "I'll Be a Sunbeam" (also called "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam") is a popular children's Christian hymn composed by Nellie Talbot; it is sung to music composed in 1900 by Edwin O. Excell. Due to its age, the hymn has entered the public domain in the United States. Published in Chicago by Excell as hymn number 137 in his "Praises" in
Rock of Ages (Christian hymn) the hymnal of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church headquartered in Guntur. It is titled "Naakai cheelcha badda" and is hymn number 342. It was translated into Mizo (a language of northeast India) by Rev. Rohmingliana as "Chatuan lungpui, aw Krista" and appears in a hymnbook called "Kristian Hlabu". Rock of Ages (Christian hymn) "Rock of Ages" is a popular Christian hymn by the Reverend Augustus Toplady written in 1763 and first published in "The Gospel Magazine" in 1775. Traditionally, it is held that Toplady drew his inspiration from an incident in the gorge of Burrington Combe in the Mendip Hills