What A Friend We Have In Jesus

Text by Joseph Medlicott Scriven

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About this hymn

Date: 1855
Tune: untitled
Composer: Charles Crozat Converse
Key: F
Meter: 8 7 8 7 8 7 8 7

Historical background

This edition is preserved in the Open Hymnal Project at source revision d35811b2d5c9. Contributor and publication details below are reproduced from the score metadata rather than inferred.

Theology & Scripture

The source index associates this text with Cloud, Comfort, Conscience, Courage in Affliction, Friendship, God, Faithfulness of.

Jn 15:13 · Mt 7:7-8 · Heb 4:15 · Jn 15:14-16 · 1Pt 2:24

Musical background

untitled is presented in the source key of F, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-13. Public domain — source score marking

Words: Joseph M. Scriven, 1855. Music: 'untitled' Charles C. Converse, 1868. Setting: "Book of hymns and tunes", 1874. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2005 Revision.