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
All the Way My Savior Leads Me led me all the way;<br> This my song through endless ages—<br> Jesus led me all the way Jesus led me all the way. All the Way My Savior Leads Me "All the Way My Savior Leads Me" is a Christian hymn with lyrics written in 1875 by Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915) to a tune written by the Baptist minister Dr. Robert Lowry. In her autobiography, Crosby wrote that this was her first hymn to be set to music by Lowry. The hymn was first published in "Brightest and best : a choice collection of new songs, duets, choruses, invocation and