What a Friend We Have in Jesus

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Versions of
What a Friend We Have in Jesus (1855)
by Joseph Medlicott Scriven

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Scriven wrote this poem to comfort his mother in Ireland while he was staying in Canada. The poem was first published anonymously in 1855. It is now a popular hymn, usually sung to the 1868 tune "Erie" by Charles Crozat Converse.

1829149What a Friend We Have in JesusJoseph Medlicott Scriven

Versions of What a Friend We Have in Jesus include:

"Pray Without Ceasing" in Canadian Singers and Their Songs (1919).
"What a Friend We Have in Jesus" in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920).
"What a Friend We Have in Jesus (unsourced)

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

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