What a Friend We Have in Jesus
~ Recording by Merle Haggard
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.8 | What a Friend We Have in Jesus | 2:33 | Merle Haggard | Songs for the Mama That Tried | Merle Haggard | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), MCA Songbird | MCA-5250 |
| 1.1 | What A Friend We Have In Jesus | 2:36 | Merle Haggard | What A Friend We Have In Jesus | Merle Haggard | Album |
| MCA Special Products | MCAD 20787 |
Relationships
| recording of: | What a Friend We Have in Jesus (cover) |
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Related works
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
| lyricist: | Joseph Medlicott Scriven (in 1855) |
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| composer: | Charles Crozat Converse (in 1868) |
| later parody versions: | Dump the Bosses Off Your Back |
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| is the basis for: | Ik heb u lief When This Lousy War Is Over (set to the tune of "What a Friend We Have in Jesus") |
| arrangements: | 12 Songs: What a Friend What a Friend We Have in Jesus (Sid Feller and Joe Guercio arrangement/'adaptation', recorded by some artists incl. Jim Nabors, The Supremes) |