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Our True Friend

Author: C. N. Pickop Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: We have a friend who loves us well Refrain First Line: Bless His name, bless His name

[We have a Friend who loves us well]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 13334 51533 51322 Used With Text: Our True Friend

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Author: Mrs. C. N. Pickop Hymnal: Songs of the Peacemaker #108 (1895) First Line: We have a Friend who loves us well Refrain First Line: Bless His name, bless His name Languages: English Tune Title: [We have a Friend who loves us well]

Our True Friend

Author: Mrs. C. N. Pickop Hymnal: The Voice of Triumph (19th ed.) #143 (1903) First Line: We have a Friend who loves us well Refrain First Line: Bless His name, bless His name Languages: English Tune Title: [We have a Friend who loves us well]

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[We have a Friend who loves us well]" in The Voice of Triumph (19th ed.) William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman