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Display Title: My best friend First Line: Christ is near, love and cheer to extend Author: J. M. Henson Date: 1959
Bells of Heaven #d6
My Best Friend
Christ is near, love and cheer to extend
Author: John M. HensonTune: [Christ is near love and cheer to extend]
Published in 4 hymnals
Author: John M. Henson
John Melvin Henson, 1887-1972
Born: August 23, 1887 in Curryille, Georgia.
Died: April 22, 1972, Atlanta, Georgia.
John Melvin Henson, who was born on Aug. 23, 1887, at Curryville, GA, and began teaching in singing schools in 1909. With Homer F. Morris, he founded the Morris-Henson Company. During his lifetime, he produced over 200 gospel songs, including "Anywhere Is Home," perhaps his best known, along with "I’ll Live In Glory," and "Happy Am I," that have appeared in some of our books. "Watching You" was copyrighted in 1915. The copyright was later owned by R. E. Winsett and eventually became the property of Ellis J. Crum. Henson died in 1972.
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New Songs of Praise #89
Display Title: My Best Friend First Line: Christ is near love and cheer to extend Tune Title: [Christ is near love and cheer to extend] Author: J. M. H. Date: 1942
New Songs of Praise #89
Sunday School and Revival Songs No.2 #d30
Display Title: My best friend First Line: Christ is near, love and cheer to extend Author: J. M. Henson Date: 1933
Sunday School and Revival Songs No.2 #d30
Three Hundred Country Chapel Songs and Hymns #d23
Display Title: My best friend First Line: Christ is near, love and cheer to extend Author: J. M. Henson Date: 1953
Three Hundred Country Chapel Songs and Hymns #d23
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