{"id":9115,"date":"2020-12-01T06:59:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T10:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/?p=9115"},"modified":"2021-02-01T13:29:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:29:43","slug":"what-a-friend-we-have-in-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/?p=9115","title":{"rendered":"What A Friend We Have In Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden\/php\/images\/What A Friend We Have In Jesus.png\" width=\"500\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"audio\">\n<div class=\"alignright caption\"><a href=\"?page_id=6069\">How do I download this Mp3?<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"video_link\">m4v: <a href=\"http:\/\/ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden\/php\/music\/What A Friend We Have In Jesus.m4v\"><br \/>\nWhat A Friend We Have In Jesus &#8211; Click To Play <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"about\">\n<p>What A Friend We Have In Jesus is an old Christian Hymn. The song started out as a poem written by Joseph M. Scriven in 1855 sent to his Irish mother who missed her son living in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>In 1868 Charles Crozat Converse and William Elden Bolcom composed the tune.<\/p>\n<p>Camilla, my wife has been playing this on the keyboard for a while and I liked the tune so much I thought it would be a good one for the Folk Den.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve made a video of me playing it on a Martin D-12-45 given to me by my friend Bill Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Merry Christmas 2020!!!<\/p>\n<div class=\" lyrics-header\" =\"\"=\"\">\n<div class=\" lyrics-header\" =\"\"=\"\">\n<p>What a Friend we have in Jesus,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;All our sins and griefs to bear!<br \/>\nWhat a privilege to carry<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;Everything to God in prayer!<br \/>\nO what peace we often forfeit,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;O what needless pain we bear,<br \/>\nAll because we do not carry<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;Everything to God in prayer!<\/p>\n<p>Have we trials and temptations?<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;Is there trouble anywhere?<br \/>\nWe should never be discouraged,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;Take it to the Lord in prayer.<br \/>\nCan we find a friend so faithful<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;Who will all our sorrows share?<br \/>\nJesus knows our every weakness,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;Take it to the Lord in prayer.<\/p>\n<p>Are we weak and heavy-laden,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;Cumbered with a load of care?<br \/>\nPrecious Savior, still our refuge&#8211;<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;Take it to the Lord in prayer;<br \/>\nDo thy friends despise, forsake thee?<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;Take it to the Lord in prayer;<br \/>\nIn His arms He&#8217;ll take and shield thee,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;Thou wilt find a solace there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do I download this Mp3? m4v: What A Friend We Have In Jesus &#8211; Click To Play What A Friend We Have In Jesus is an old Christian Hymn. 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