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WHAT A FRIEND WE
HAVE IN JESUS
Joseph Scriven
(1855) Charles C. Converse
(1868)
What a friend we
have in Jesus,
All our sins and
griefs to bear;
What a privilege to
carry
Every thing to God
in prayer!
O what peace we
often forfeit,
O what needless pain
we bear,
All because we do
not carry
Every thing to God
in prayer.
Have we trials and
temptations?
Is there trouble
anywhere?
We should never be
discouraged;
Take it to the Lord
in prayer,
Can we find a friend
so faithful,
Who will all our
sorrow share?
Jesus knows our
every weakness;
Take it to the Lord
in prayer.
Are we weak and
heavy laden,
Cumbered with a load
of care?
Precious Saviour,
still our refuge;
Take it to the Lord
in prayer.
Do thy friends
despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord
in prayer;
In His arms He’ll
take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a
solace there.
Author: Joseph Scriven, 1819-1886
The author of this song, Joseph
Scriven was born in 1819 in Dublin, Ireland.
He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin.
The accidental drowning of his fiancée the night before
their scheduled wedding had a great impact on his spiritual life.
He was totally changed.
At the age of twenty-five, he left his native country and
migrated to Canada and led a very simple life.
He freely shared his limited possessions with those in need.
He did not even hesitate to share the clothing from his body.
He sawed wood for poor widows and sick people free of cost.
Scriven wrote this song “What A Friend
We Have In Jesus” in 1857. He never intended to publish it.
When he learned that his mother was seriously ill and being
unable to be with her in far off Dublin, he wrote her a letter of
comfort enclosing the words of his song “What A Friend We Have In
Jesus”.
Later once Scriven was sick, a friend
called on him and saw the poem scribbled on scratch paper near the
bed. He asked Scriven whether he had written that poem.
Scriven replied,” The Lord and I did it between us”.
In 1869 a small collection of his poem was published,
entitled,“Hymns and other verses”.
Scriven died in 1886 due to accidental
drowning just as his fiancée.
Composer: Charles C. Converse, 1832-1918
The composer of this song Charles
C. Converse was a well educated and talented person.
He was an excellent musician and composer with many works to
his credit, but he is best remembered for the music he composed
(1868) for this song of Scriven.
Audio
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