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Author: J. A. Mulfinger Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Den Freund, den allerbesten Freund, hab' ich im Herrn gefunden Used With Tune: [Den Freund, den allerbesten Freund, hab' ich im Herrn gefunden]

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[Den Freund, den allerbesten Freund, hab' ich im Herrn gefunden]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: M. L. McPhail Incipit: 12343 23216 51656 Used With Text: Der allerbeste Freund

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Der allerbeste Freund

Author: J. A. Mulfinger Hymnal: Evangelisches Gesangbuch #82 (1895) First Line: Den Freund, den allerbesten Freund, hab' ich im Herrn gefunden Languages: German Tune Title: [Den Freund, den allerbesten Freund, hab' ich im Herrn gefunden]

Der allerbeste Freund

Author: J. A. Mulfinger Hymnal: Die Kleine Palme #82 (1895) First Line: Den Freund, den allerbesten Freund, hab' ich im Herrn gefunden Languages: German Tune Title: [Den Freund, den allerbesten Freund, hab' ich im Herrn gefunden]

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James G. Small

1817 - 1888 Author of "Der allerbeste Freund" Small, James Grindly, son of George Small, J.P. of Edinburgh, was born in that city in 1817. He was educated at the High School, and the University of Edinburgh. He studied divinity under Dr. Chalmers, and in 1843 he joined the Free Church of Scotland. In 1847 he became the minister of the Free Church at Bervie, near Montrose. He died at Renfrew, Feb. 11, 1888. His poetical works were (1l) The Highlands and other Poems, 1843, 3rd ed. 1852; (2) Songs of the Vineyard in Days of Gloom and Sadness, 1846 ; (3) Hymns for Youthful Voices, 1859; (4) Psalms and Sacred Songs, 1866. His well-known hymn "I've found a Friend; oh such a Friend" (Jesus, the Friend), appeared in his Psalms & Sacred Songs, 1866. It is found in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878, and others. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)