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What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Christian hymn with words by Joseph M. Scriven, set to music by Charles Crozat Converse
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What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Summary

What a Friend We Have in Jesus is a Christian hymn[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of christian_hymn entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (470 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus authored Joseph M. Scriven[3].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's instance of is recorded as Christian hymn[4].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's composer is recorded as Charles Crozat Converse[5].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's genre is hymn[6].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus was performed by Dolly Parton[7].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • 1855 marks the founding of What a Friend We Have in Jesus[9].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus was released on 1855[10].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's lyricist is recorded as Joseph M. Scriven[11].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's main subject is Christian prayer[12].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's main subject is Christology[13].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's published in is recorded as Frelsesarmeens sangbok[14].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's published in is recorded as Evangelietoner[15].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's published in is recorded as Glad sang[16].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's published in is recorded as Norsk salmebok 2013[17].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's published in is recorded as Evangeli basun[18].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's published in is recorded as Maran ata[19].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's published in is recorded as Lovsyng Herren[20].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's published in is recorded as Sions harpe[21].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's published in is recorded as Kristen Sang[22].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's published in is recorded as Senterboka[23].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's published in is recorded as Syng for Herren[24].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's published in is recorded as Metodistkirkens Salmebok[25].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's published in is recorded as Ære være Gud[26].
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus's published in is recorded as Barnesangboka[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b49fbfc8-68a9-3dd3-8d0c-3898ff2116e0[29]

Body

Works and Contributions

What a Friend We Have in Jesus authored Joseph M. Scriven[3].

Why It Matters

What a Friend We Have in Jesus ranks in the top 6% of christian_hymn entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (470 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

Related Entities

Dolly Parton public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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