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257b. What a friend we have in Jesus

Text Information
First Line: What a friend we have in Jesus
Author: Joseph Scriven, 1819-1886
Adapter: Peter J. Horrobin, b. 1943
Adapter: Greg P. Leavers
Meter: 87 87 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2004
Topic: The Temple: Prayer
Copyright: Adapt. © Peter Horrobin and Greg Leavers / Ellel Ministries International
Tune Information
Name: MANOR HOUSE
Composer: Frederick George Carter, 1913-1998
Meter: 87 87 D
Key: F Major
Copyright: © Representatives of the late F.G. Carter



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