I am Happy With Him

I've a Friend who watches me, shielding me from the wrong

Author: Wilkin Bacon
Tune: [I've a Friend who watches me, shielding me from the wrong]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: Wilkin Bacon

Also called Big Chief Bacon (stage name). Wilkin B. Bacon was born on April 27, 1908, Talihina, Oklahoma of Choctaw Indian heritage. He is sometimes confused with Osage Chief Bacon Rind. Wilkin was baptized in 1937 at Sherman, Texas, by Burton Coffman. He sang baritone in the Lone Star Quartet, a Gospel group that performed on radio station KWFT in Wichita Falls, Texas, and later on station WPTF in Raleigh, North Carolina. By 1945, Bacon had moved into ministry, preaching in Arlington, Texas; Fort Smith, Arkansas; Corsicana and Dallas, Texas; and Duncan and Talihina, Oklahoma. He died on October 9, 1981, Talihina, Oklahoma. NN Go to person page >

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First Line:	I've a Friend who watches me, shielding me from the wrong
Title:	I am Happy With Him
Author:	Wilkin Bacon
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	When the way is rough and steep
Publication Date:	1943
Copyright:	This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1943.