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Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: When I'm sad and heavy laden, burdened with the weight of sin Refrain First Line: O, He is the best of friends, for His goodness never ends Used With Tune: [When I'm sad and heavy laden, burdened with the weight of sin]

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[When I'm sad and heavy laden]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William James Kirkpatrick Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 12334 43212 33543 Used With Text: The Very Friend I Need

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The Very Friend I Need

Author: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #7059 First Line: When I'm sad and heavy laden Refrain First Line: O, He is the best of friends Lyrics: 1. When I’m sad and heavy laden, Burdened with the weight of sin, Jesus is the very friend I need; To the bloodstained cross He points me, And He gives me peace within, Jesus is the very friend I need. Refrain O, He is the best of friends, For His goodness never ends, And His love will every human thought exceed; Let me love Him more and more, ’Till I stand on glory’s shore; O, Jesus is the very friend I need. 2. When I’m struggling with temptation, When my strength shall almost fail, Jesus is the very friend I need; For His arm will bring deliverance, And His grace will still prevail, Jesus is the very friend I need. [Refrain] 3. When I drink the cup of sorrow, When I tread the path of grief, Jesus is the very friend I need; In His Word is consolation, In His presence sweet relief, Jesus is the very friend I need. [Refrain] 4. When I reach the silent river, When I wait beside the tide, Jesus is the very friend I need; He will bear me o’er the billows To the radiant morning side, Jesus is the very friend I need. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [When I'm sad and heavy laden]

The Very Friend I Need

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Finest of the Wheat No. 3 #50 (1904) First Line: When I’m sad and heavy laden Refrain First Line: O, He is the best of friends Topics: Faith-Trust; Love Tune Title: [When I’m sad and heavy laden]

The Very Friend I Need

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Celestial Songs #193 (1921) First Line: When I'm sad and heavy laden, burdened with the weight of sin Refrain First Line: O, He is the best of friends, for His goodness never ends Languages: English Tune Title: [When I'm sad and heavy laden, burdened with the weight of sin]

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: William James Kirkpatrick Composer of "[When I'm sad and heavy laden]" in The Cyber Hymnal 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

E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Person Name: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt Author of "The Very Friend I Need" in The Cyber Hymnal Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)