Jesus of Galilee

I have a friend, O such a friend, Jesus of Galilee

Author: John R. Clements
Tune: [I have a friend, O such a friend] (Stebbins)
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Author: John R. Clements

John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young. 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 >

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First Line: I have a friend, O such a friend, Jesus of Galilee
Title: Jesus of Galilee
Author: John R. Clements
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Jesus of Galilee
Publication Date: 1912
Copyright: This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1929.

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