Ein Freund von mir

Author: J. H. Sammis

John H. Sammis was born in Brooklyn. He moved to Logansport, Indiana when ye was 22, where he was converted to Christianity. He was active in the Y.M.C.A., serving as secretary for the Terre Haute Association and later becoming State Secretary. After this, he studied at Lane and McCormack seminaries and was ordained in the Presbyterian church at Glidden, Iowa. He also pastored churches in Indianapolis, Grand Haven, MI, Red Wing and St. Paul, Minn. In 1909 he became associated with the Los Angeles Bible Institute. He wrote more that 100 hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

Translator: F. W. C. Meyer

(no biographical information available about F. W. C. Meyer.) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Was braucht mein Herz voll Sorge sein?
Title: Ein Freund von mir
English Title: He's a Friend of Mine
Author: J. H. Sammis
Translator: F. W. C. Meyer
Language: German
Refrain First Line: Ja, er ein Freund von mir
Publication Date: 1914
Copyright: Public Domain

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