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[I have a friend, Oh, such a friend]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. C. Stebbins Incipit: 56655 45121 77665 Used With Text: Jesus of Galilee

Jesus of Galilee

Author: John R. Clements Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: I have a friend, Oh, such a friend Used With Tune: [I have a friend, Oh, such a friend]

It is Better Not to Know

Author: T. O. Chisholm Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: It is better not to know what the future holds Used With Tune: [It is better not to know what the future holds]

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Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: Favorite Sacred Songs #55 (1912) First Line: I have a friend, Oh, such a friend Languages: English Tune Title: [I have a friend, Oh, such a friend]

It is Better Not to Know

Author: T. O. Chisholm Hymnal: Favorite Sacred Songs #67 (1912) First Line: It is better not to know what the future holds Languages: English Tune Title: [It is better not to know what the future holds]

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Thomas O. Chisholm

1866 - 1960 Person Name: T. O. Chisholm Author of "It is Better Not to Know" in Favorite Sacred Songs Thomas O. Chisholm was born in Franklin, Kentucky in 1866. His boyhood was spent on a farm and in teaching district schools. He spent five years as editor of the local paper at Franklin. He was converted to Christianity at the age of 26 and soon after was business manager and office editor of the "Pentecostal Herald" of Louisville, Ky. In 1903 he entered the ministry of the M. E. Church South. His aim in writing was to incorporate as much Scripture as possible and to avoid flippant or sentimental themes. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) ============================== Signed letter from Chisholm dated 9 August 1953 located in the DNAH Archives.

John R. Clements

1868 - 1946 Author of "Jesus of Galilee" in Favorite Sacred Songs John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

George C. Stebbins

1846 - 1945 Person Name: Geo. C. Stebbins Composer of "[I have a friend, Oh, such a friend]" in Favorite Sacred Songs Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey. At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England. (www.hymntime.com/tch)