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Text:He Is More Than a Friend
Author:Luther G. Presley
Tune:[As I travel along with a smile and a song]
Composer:W. M. DeVaughn

38. He Is More Than a Friend

Text Information
First Line: As I travel along with a smile and a song
Title: He Is More Than a Friend
Author: Luther G. Presley
Refrain First Line: He is more than a friend, as our friends come and go
Language: English
Publication Date: 1955
Copyright: © 1955, by Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Co. in "Shepherd's Love"
Notes: Dedicated to my sister, Mrs. J. I Crew, Clanton, Ala.—W. M. DeV.
Tune Information
Name: [As I travel along with a smile and a song]
Composer: W. M. DeVaughn
Incipit: 12334 32321 11321
Copyright: © 1955, by Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Co. in "Shepherd's Love"



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