My Dearest Friend

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I have a Friend who helps me bear

Author: Neal A. McAulay
Tune: [I have a Friend who helps me bear]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: Neal A. McAulay

McAulay, Neal A. (Nova Scotia, March, 1854--?). Born of Scottish parents "in the English town of Nova Scotia." At age 21 he moved to Boston and from there to Portland, Maine, in 1876. Converted in 1877; went to Chicago in 1882, and entered McCormick Theological Seminary in 1883 (B.D., 1886). Pastorates in Presbyterian churches in Wilton, Iowa (1886-1907) and Lyons, Louisiana (1907-?). In 1889 began writing gospel hymns. --Gabriel, Charles H. (1916). Singers and Their Songs. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company. Go to person page >

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First Line:	I have a Friend who helps me bear
Title:	My Dearest Friend
Author:	Neal A. McAulay
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O blessed Jesus, dearest Friend
Publication Date:	1905
Copyright:	Public Domain