Jesus Is My Friend

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Come life, come death, come, then what will

Author: J. P. Reese
Tune: JESUS IS MY FRIEND (Reese)
Published in 4 hymnals

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Come life, come death, come, then what will,
Jesus is my friend,
His footsteps I will follow still,
Jesus is my friend.
Jesus is my friend,
Oh! hallelujah;
Jesus is my friend.
Jesus is my friend.
Jesus is my friend,
Oh! hallelujah;
Jesus is my friend.

Source: The Sacred Harp: the best collection of sacred songs, hymns, odes, and anthems ever offered the singing public for general use (1991 rev.) #345a

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Author: J. P. Reese

John Palmer "Ripples" Reese was born in Jasper County, Georgia. After service in the Civil War as a member of the 37th Georgia Infantry, he spent most of his life as a composer and singing instructor in the Sacred Harp movement. He was a revisor for the 1859 edition of The Sacred Harp. He was president of the Chattahoochee Convention. Reese died in 1900, in Newnan, Georgia. Antonio Higgins Go to person page >

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First Line:	Come life, come death, come, then what will
Title:	Jesus Is My Friend
Author:	J. P. Reese
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Jesus is my friend
Copyright:	Public Domain