Can He Depend On You?

Jesus, the Savior, came down from above, Came to bring mercy and love

Author: Wilkin Bacon
Tune: [Jesus the Savior came down from above] (Bacon)
Published in 23 hymnals

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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 >

Text Information

First Line: Jesus, the Savior, came down from above, Came to bring mercy and love
Title: Can He Depend On You?
Author: Wilkin Bacon
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Can He depend on you
Publication Date: 1943
Copyright: This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1943.

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Instances

Instances (1 - 7 of 7)

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #333

Clarion Call #125

Into Our Hands #328

Our Sacrifice of Praise #117

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #88

Sacred Songs of the Church #175

Standard Songs Of The Church #72

Include 16 pre-1979 instances
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