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The Friend of Friends

Author: Jane E. Hall

Hall, Jane E., of Battleborough, Vermont, has in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 18S1, under the initials "J. E. H.," (1) "The love that Jesus had for me" (Love of Jesus); (2) "We shall have a new name in that land" (The New Name). The music in Sankey to these hymns is also by the same person. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)  Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: I love my Savior, Jesus dear
Title: The Friend of Friends
Author: Jane E. Hall (1881)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: You need this friend, blest Jesus
Copyright: Public Domain
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