HOW SWEET THE SOUND (Part 3) • "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" • Bob Valles

• This Series: In many ways, hymns are the oral history of our faith. Like the Psalms in the Bible, they are passed from generation to generation and sung in cathedrals, chapels, churches and sometimes around a family piano. This How Sweet the Sound series delves into some of those classic hymns and explore the story behind these songs. We hope it will also breathe new life into their melodies to illuminate the hope they have for us today.

 

• This Week: Irishman Joseph Scriven lost his fiancé in a horrible accident the day before to their wedding. In his grief, he moved to Canada. Later, after he came to know Christ as his Savior, he fell in love with another woman who ended up dying of pneumonia weeks before their wedding. He never loved another woman again. When Joseph received news of his mother’s impending death, he wrote her a poem since he couldn’t afford to travel home. Years later, his friend found his poem and put it to music that would later be known as, What a Friend We Have in Jesus.

 

Key Phrase: “Cast all your anxiety upon him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7