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Author: Johnson Oatman Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 65 hymnals First Line: They tried my Lord and Master Lyrics: 1 They tried my Lord and Master, With no one to defend; Within the halls of Pilate He stood without a friend. Refrain: I’ll be a friend to Jesus, My life for Him I’ll spend; I’ll be a friend to Jesus, Until my years shall end. 2 The world may turn against Him, I’ll love Him to the end, And while on earth I’m living, My Lord shall have a friend. [Refrain] 3 I’ll do what He may bid me; I’ll go where He may send; I’ll try each flying moment To prove that I’m His friend. [Refrain] 4 To all who need a Savior, My Friend I’ll recommend; Because He brought salvation, Is why I am His friend. [Refrain] Timeless Truths

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[They tried my Lord and Master]

Appears in 29 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. W. Dennis Incipit: 13212 31112 32223 Used With Text: I'll Be a Friend to Jesus

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Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Joel A. Erickson Tune Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Ill_Be_a_Friend_to_Jesus) Tune Key: D Flat Major Used With Text: I'll Be a Friend to Jesus

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I'll Be a Friend to Jesus

Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman Hymnal: The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship #15 (1938) First Line: They tried my Lord and Master Lyrics: 1 They tried my Lord and Master, With no one to defend; Within the halls of Pilate He stood without a friend. Refrain: I’ll be a friend to Jesus, My life for Him I’ll spend; I’ll be a friend to Jesus, Until my years shall end. 2 The world may turn against Him, I’ll love Him to the end, And while on earth I’m living, My Lord shall have a friend. [Refrain] 3 I’ll do what He may bid me; I’ll go where He may send; I’ll try each flying moment, To prove that I’m His friend. [Refrain] 4 To all who need a Saviour, My Friend I’ll recommend, Because He brought salvation, Is why I am His friend. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [They tried my Lord and Master]

I'll Be a Friend to Jesus

Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman Hymnal: Songs of Inspiration #14 (1949) First Line: They tried my Lord and Master Languages: English Tune Title: [They tried my Lord and Master]

I'll Be a Friend to Jesus

Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman Hymnal: New Songs of Inspiration (vol. one) #14 (1984) First Line: They tried my Lord and Master Languages: English Tune Title: [They tried my Lord and Master]

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Johnson Oatman, Jr.

1856 - 1922 Person Name: Rev. Johnson Oatman Author of "I'll Be a Friend to Jesus" in The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the church. Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher. For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton, N. J., under the firm name of Johnson Oatman & Son. Since the death of his father, he has for the past fifteen years been in the life insurance business, having charge of the business of one of the great companies in Mt. Holly, N. J., where he resides. He has written over three thousand hymns, and no gospel song book is considered as being complete unless it contains some of his hymns. In 1878 he married Wilhelmina Reid, of Lumberton, N.J. and had three children, Rachel, Miriam, and Percy. Excerpted from Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers by Jacob Henry Hall; Fleming H. Revell, Co. 1914