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[Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus]

Meter: 9.9.7.7.9 with refrain Appears in 75 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: P. P. Bilhorn Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 51332 3462 Used With Text: Oh, the Best Friend to Have Is Jesus

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O Melhor Amigo

Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Sei que o amigo melhor é Cristo Refrain First Line: Jesús é o melhor amigo Used With Tune: [Sei que o amigo melhor é Cristo]

El Mejor Amigo

Author: P. P. B. Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Es Jesús el mejor amigo Refrain First Line: ¡Es Jesús el mejor amigo! Scripture: Proverbs 18:24 Used With Tune: [Es Jesús el mejor amigo]

Der beste freund ist Jesus

Author: P. P. B.; E. C. Magaret Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: O kein freund, der nich leibt, wie Jesus Refrain First Line: Kein freund, der uns liebt, wie Jesus Used With Tune: [O kein freund, der nich leibt, wie Jesus]

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The Best Friend Is Jesus

Author: P. P. B. Hymnal: Christ in Song #50 (1908) First Line: Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus Refrain First Line: The best friend to have is Jesus Lyrics: 1 Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus, When the cares of life upon you roll, He will heal the wounded heart, He will strength and grace impart; Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus. Chorus: The best friend to have is Jesus, The best friend to have is Jesus, He will help you when you fall, He will hear you when you call; Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus. 2 What a friend I have found in Jesus! Peace and comfort to my soul He brings; Leaning on His mighty arm, I will fear no ill nor harm; Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus. [Chorus] 3 Tho' I pass thro' the night of sorrow, And the chilly waves of Jordan roll, Never need I shrink nor fear, For my Saviour is so near; Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus. [Chorus] 4 When at last to our home we gather, With the faithful who have gone before, We will sing upon the shore, Praising Him forevermore; Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus. [Chorus] Topics: Invitation and Repentance; Christ Christ's Best Friend; Christ Christ Best Friend; Christ Christ Best Friend; Christ Christ Best Friend; Special Selections Duets Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus]

The Best Friend to Have Is Jesus

Author: Peter Philip Bilhorn Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #420 First Line: Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus Lyrics: 1. Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus, When the cares of life upon you roll; He will heal the wounded heart, He will strength and grace impart; Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus. Refrain The best friend to have is Jesus, The best friend to have is Jesus, He will help you when you fall, He will hear you when you call; Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus. 2. What a friend I have found in Jesus! Peace and comfort to my soul He brings; Leaning on His mighty arm, I will fear no ill nor harm; Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus. [Refrain] 3. Though I pass through the night of sorrow, And the chilly waves of Jordan roll, Never need I shrink nor fear, For my Savior is so near, Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus. [Refrain] 4. When at last to our home we gather, With the loved ones who have gone before, We will sing upon the shore, Praising Him forevermore; Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, the best friend to have is Jesus]

The Best Friend to Have is Jesus

Author: P. P. B. Hymnal: The Best of All #57 (1910) First Line: O the best friend to have is Jesus Tune Title: [O the best friend to have is Jesus]

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P. P. Bilhorn

1865 - 1936 Author of "The Best Friend is Jesus" in Glorious Praise Pseudonyms: W. Ferris Britcher, Irene Durfee; C. Ferris Holden, P. H. Roblin (a anagram of his name) ================ Peter Philip Bilhorn was born, in Mendota, IL. His father died in the Civil War 3 months before he was born. His early life was not easy. At age 8, he had to leave school to help support the family. At age 15, living in Chicago, he had a great singing voice and sang in German beer gardens there. At this time, he and his brother also formed the Eureka Wagon & Carriage Works in Chicago, IL. At 18 Peter became involved in gospel music, studying under George F. Root and George C. Stebbins. He traveled to the Dakotas and spent some time sharing the gospel with cowboys there. He traveled extensively with D. L. Moody, and was Billy Sunday's song leader on evangelistic endeavors. His evangelistic work took him into all the states of the Union, Great Britain, and other foreign countries. In London he conducted a 4000 voice choir in the Crystal Palace, and Queen Victoria invited him to sing in Buckinghm Palace. He wrote some 2000 gospel songs in his lifetime. He also invented a folding portable telescoping pump organ, weighing 16 lbs. It could be set up in about a minute. He used it at revivals in the late 19th century. He founded the Bilhorn Folding Organ Company in Chicago. IL, and his organ was so popular it was sold all over the world. He edited 10 hymnals and published 11 gospel songbooks. He died in Los Angeles, CA, in 1936. John Perry

Anonymous

Person Name: Anónimo Vers. esp. of "Cristo es el mejor amigo" in Himnario Adventista del Séptimo Día In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.