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Jesus Came, a Friend in Need

I was weary and my heart was full of care

Author: M. Victor Staley
Tune: [I was weary and my heart was full of care]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: M. Victor Staley

Staley, M. Victor. (near Omro, Wisconsin, 1866--?). Studied at Lawrence University, 1887-1892; University of Wisconsin (Madison), B.A., 1893; Yale University, Ph.D., ca.1895; admitted to bar, 1900. Practiced, Portland, Oregon. Teacher of Latin and Greek, Palo Alto, California; University of Washington, Seattle; Orchard Lake Military Academy and Louisiana State Normal School. See: Gabriel, Charles H. (1916). Singers and Their Songs. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company. --Keith C. Clark, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

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First Line: I was weary and my heart was full of care
Title: Jesus Came, a Friend in Need
Author: M. Victor Staley
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Often when the way is dreary
Copyright: Public Domain

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Joyful Praise #172

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