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Dew Drops of Sacred Song #31a
Display Title: All I have I owe to Jesus First Line: One there is above all others Date: 1870
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Christ, a True Friend
One there is, above all others, Well deserves the name of Friend
Author: John Newton (1779)Published in 684 hymnals
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Author: John Newton
John Newton (b. London, England, 1725; d. London, 1807) was born into a Christian home, but his godly mother died when he was seven, and he joined his father at sea when he was eleven. His licentious and tumultuous sailing life included a flogging for attempted desertion from the Royal Navy and captivity by a slave trader in West Africa. After his escape he himself became the captain of a slave ship. Several factors contributed to Newton's conversion: a near-drowning in 1748, the piety of his friend Mary Catlett, (whom he married in 1750), and his reading of Thomas à Kempis' Imitation of Christ. In 1754 he gave up the slave trade and, in association with William Wilberforce, eventually became an ardent abolitionist. After becoming a tide… Go to person page >Arrangements
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Songs of Devotion for Christian Assocations #20
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1870
Songs of Devotion for Christian Assocations #20
Songs of Joy #d85
Display Title: We sing the Friend of sinners First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1870
Songs of Joy #d85
Sunday-School Songs #85
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Date: 1870
Sunday-School Songs #85
The Eclectic Sabbath School Hymn Book #95
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1870
The Eclectic Sabbath School Hymn Book #95
The New Sabbath School Hosanna #180d
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Meter: 8s & 7s Date: 1870
The New Sabbath School Hosanna #180d
The Saints' Harp #d653
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1870
The Saints' Harp #d653
Worship in the School Room #d133
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1870
Worship in the School Room #d133
Children's Praise #96
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Tune Title: [One there is above all others] Author: John Newton Date: 1871
Children's Praise #96
Christ in Song #428
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1871
Christ in Song #428
Christian Praise #354
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1871
Christian Praise #354
Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d562
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1871
Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d562
Gospel Hymns #d424
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1871
Gospel Hymns #d424
Hymns for Christian Worship #d66
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1871
Hymns for Christian Worship #d66
Songs for the Sanctuary #763
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1871
Songs for the Sanctuary #763
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #290.796
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Date: 1871
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #290.796
The Baptist Hymn Book #796
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1871
The Baptist Hymn Book #796
The Christian Hymnal #d527
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1871
The Christian Hymnal #d527
The Sabbath School Minstrel #71
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Date: 1871
The Sabbath School Minstrel #71
The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d721
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1871
The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d721
The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d686
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1871
The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d686
The Sunday School Hymnal #129
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1871
The Sunday School Hymnal #129
Christian Songs #160
Display Title: O how he loves First Line: One there is above all others Date: 1872
Christian Songs #160
Hymns of the Morning #243
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Date: 1872
Hymns of the Morning #243
Hymns of The Voice of Praise #d208
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1872
Hymns of The Voice of Praise #d208
Psalms and Hymns #212
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1872
Psalms and Hymns #212
Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #763
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1872
Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #763
The Baptist Praise Book #422
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Author: Newton Date: 1872
The Baptist Praise Book #422
The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book #d378
Display Title: There's a friend that's ever near First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1872
The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book #d378
The Voice of Praise #d207
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1872
The Voice of Praise #d207
Chapel Treasures (Christ Chapel Sabbath-School, Lebanon, PA) #97
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Date: 1873 Source: "Songs for the Sanctuary" p. 230
Chapel Treasures (Christ Chapel Sabbath-School, Lebanon, PA) #97
Companion of Praise for the Sunday School, Family and Prayer Meeting #d158
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1873
Companion of Praise for the Sunday School, Family and Prayer Meeting #d158
Manual of Devotion and Selection of Hymns for ... Girard College for Orphans #d148
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1873
Manual of Devotion and Selection of Hymns for ... Girard College for Orphans #d148
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #796
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Date: 1873
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #796
The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #208
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Author: Newton Date: 1873
The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #208
The Christian Harmony #d266
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1873
The Christian Harmony #d266
The New Baptist Psalmist and Tune Book #262
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1873
The New Baptist Psalmist and Tune Book #262
The Voice of Praise #259
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Author: Newton Meter: P. M. Scripture: Proverbs 18:24; Matthew 12:48-50; Mark 3:33-35; John 15:9 Date: 1873 Subject: Christ | Appellations; The Friend of Friends |
The Voice of Praise #259
Winnowed Hymns #37
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Author: Miss Marianne Nunn Date: 1873
Winnowed Hymns #37
Year of Worship for Sunday Schools and Homes #41
Display Title: Our Friend First Line: One there is above all others Date: 1873
Year of Worship for Sunday Schools and Homes #41
Book of Hymns and Tunes, comprising the psalms and hymns for the worship of God, approved by the general assembly of 1866, arranged with appropriate tunes... by authority of the assembly of 1873 #308b
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Date: 1874
Book of Hymns and Tunes, comprising the psalms and hymns for the worship of God, approved by the general assembly of 1866, arranged with appropriate tunes... by authority of the assembly of 1873 #308b
Favorite Hymns #LIX
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Author: John Newton Date: 1874
Favorite Hymns #LIX
Gospel Songs #61
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Date: 1874
Gospel Songs #61
Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #544
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Author: Rev. John Newton, 1725-1807 Date: 1874
Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #544
Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #909
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Author: Rev. John Newton, 1725-1807 Date: 1874
Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #909
Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #565
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Author: John Newton Date: 1874
Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #565
Hymns Recommended for use in the Reformed Episcopal Church #182
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Date: 1874
Hymns Recommended for use in the Reformed Episcopal Church #182
The Presbyterian Hymnal #320
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Date: 1874
The Presbyterian Hymnal #320
Gems of Sacred Song for Sunday Schools #d66
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1875
Gems of Sacred Song for Sunday Schools #d66
Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship #314
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Author: Rev. John Newton, 1725-1807 Date: 1875
Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship #314
Our Service of Song #d206
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1875
Our Service of Song #d206
Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #823
Display Title: Closer than a brother First Line: One there is above all others Tune Title: WILMOT Author: Newton Date: 1875 Subject: Christ | Friend; Christians | Love for the Savior; Friend | Christ our; Love | For the Savior
Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #823
Reviving Hymns for the New Life. 3rd ed. #d46
Display Title: Precious name, O how sweet First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1875
Reviving Hymns for the New Life. 3rd ed. #d46
Schools Lyrics #d172
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1875
Schools Lyrics #d172
Songs for the Sanctuary #763
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1875
Songs for the Sanctuary #763
Sunday School Service and Hymn Book arranged by the Sunday School Committee #d118
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1875
Sunday School Service and Hymn Book arranged by the Sunday School Committee #d118
The Christian Hymnal #234
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Date: 1875
The Christian Hymnal #234
The Service of Praise #d239
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1875
The Service of Praise #d239
A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #102
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1876
A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #102
Revival Hymns #d95
Display Title: There's a Friend above all others, well deserves First Line: There's a Friend above all others, well deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1876
Revival Hymns #d95
Sacred Songs for Social Worship #47
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1876
Sacred Songs for Social Worship #47
Songs for Sunday Schools and Gospel Meetings #151b
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1876
Songs for Sunday Schools and Gospel Meetings #151b
The College Hymnal #131
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Author: John Newton Date: 1876
The College Hymnal #131
The Heavenly Choir #135f
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Date: 1876
The Heavenly Choir #135f
The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #389
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1876
The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #389
The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d457
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1876
The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d457
Christian Hymns to be used by the Children of God. 2nd ed. #d155
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1877
Christian Hymns to be used by the Children of God. 2nd ed. #d155
Heavenward #35
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1877
Heavenward #35
The Christian Hymnal #197
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1877
The Christian Hymnal #197
A Selection of Spiritual Songs #585
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Author: J. Newton Date: 1878
A Selection of Spiritual Songs #585
Appendix to Mennonite Hymn Book #d34
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1878
Appendix to Mennonite Hymn Book #d34
Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d715
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1878
Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d715
Joy Bells #N40
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Date: 1878
Joy Bells #N40
The Presbyterian Hymnal #320
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Date: 1878 Subject: The Lord Jesus Christ | Affections and Duties
The Presbyterian Hymnal #320
A Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion #d202
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1879
A Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion #d202
Gospel Hymn and Tune Book #76
Display Title: I love Jesus, Hallelujah First Line: One there is above all others Tune Title: NETTLETON Date: 1879
Gospel Hymn and Tune Book #76
Joy to the World #202
Display Title: The Best Friend First Line: One there is, above all others Tune Title: MEMORY Date: 1879
Joy to the World #202
Revival Songs. 4th ed. #d249
Display Title: There's a Friend above all others, well deserves First Line: There's a Friend above all others, well deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1879
Revival Songs. 4th ed. #d249
Songs of the Church #190
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1879
Songs of the Church #190
The Crowning Triumph #d119
Display Title: There's a Friend above all others, well deserves First Line: There's a Friend above all others, well deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1879
The Crowning Triumph #d119
The Public School Hymnal #140
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Author: Newton Date: 1879
The Public School Hymnal #140
Children's Hymnal #91
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Tune Title: CARITAS Date: 1880
Children's Hymnal #91
Christian Praise #220
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Author: John Newton Date: 1880
Christian Praise #220
Good as Gold #131f
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Author: Rev. John Newton Date: 1880
Good as Gold #131f
Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church in Canada #71
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Date: 1880
Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church in Canada #71
New Joy Bells #H40
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Date: 1880
New Joy Bells #H40
Salvation Soldier's Song Book #d177
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1880
Salvation Soldier's Song Book #d177
Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d433
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1880
Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d433
Songs of Praise #221
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Author: Rev. John Newton, 1725-1807 Date: 1880
Songs of Praise #221
Sunday School Songs #17
Display Title: Jesus Our Friend First Line: One there is, above all others Tune Title: [One there is, above all others] Author: Rev. John Newton Date: 1880
Sunday School Songs #17
The Gospel Hymnal #d489
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1880
The Gospel Hymnal #d489
The Quiver of Sacred Song #65b
Display Title: The Best Friend First Line: One there is, above all others Date: 1880
The Quiver of Sacred Song #65b
Worship in Song #691
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Author: J. Newton Date: 1880
Worship in Song #691
Book of Worship #108
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Tune Title: TALMAR Date: 1881
Book of Worship #108
Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church in Canada with Accompanying Tunes #d239
Display Title: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves First Line: One there is above all others, well [who] deserves Author: John Newton Date: 1881
Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church in Canada with Accompanying Tunes #d239
Hymns of the Advent #243
Display Title: One, there is, above all others First Line: One, there is, above all others Date: 1881
Hymns of the Advent #243
Sabbath Songs and Spiritual Hymns #14
Display Title: Above All Others First Line: One there is above all others Date: 1881
Sabbath Songs and Spiritual Hymns #14
The Banner of Victory #152b
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Tune Title: NETTLETON Author: Newton Date: 1881
The Banner of Victory #152b
The Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs #320
Display Title: One there is, above all others First Line: One there is, above all others Author: J. Newton Date: 1881
The Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs #320
The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #939
Display Title: One there is above all others First Line: One there is above all others Author: Rev. John Newton, 1725-1807 Date: 1881
The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #939
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