Author: Mary Olive Honors Hymnal: BSFC1958 #54 (1958) First Line: First came John and James his brother Lyrics: 1 First came John and James his brother,
(Count on fingers)
Sturdy sons of Zebedee,
Andrew next and Simon Peter,
Fishermen of Galilee.
2 Philip and his friend Nathaniel,
Sometimes called Bartholomew,
Matthew who collected taxes,
And who wrote a Gospel too.
3 Next came Thomas, he who doubted,
Simon and another James,
Then the Judas who was faithful,
Thaddeus was his other name.
4 Last, the Judas who betrayed Him,
These the Master's chosen few,
But we all are His disciples,
When His precious will we do.
The Twelve Apostles