Jesus Is Our Loving Friend
Author: Anna Johnson
Composer: Alexander Schreiner
Languages (42)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Albanian: Jezusi Ësht’ Miku Yn’
- Bulgarian: Исус, наш приятел любим
- Cebuano: Si Jesus Ang Atong Mahigugmaong Higala
- Chinese (Simplified): 耶稣是我好朋友
- Chinese (Traditional): 耶穌是我好朋友
- Croatian: Isus drag je prijatelj
- Czech: Přítelem je nám Ježíš
- Danish: Jesus er en dyrebar ven
- Dutch: Jezus is mijn beste Vriend
- English: Jesus Is Our Loving Friend
- Estonian: Jeesus on mu sõber hea
- Fijian: Jisu Sa Wekada Ga
- Finnish: Jeesus, lasten ystävä
- French: Jésus est notre ami
- German: Jesus, unser bester Freund
- Greek: Ο Ιησούς ο φίλος μου
- Hungarian: Jézus a mi barátunk
- Icelandic: Jesús, ástkær vinur
- Indonesian: Yesus Kawan Penyayang
- Italian: Il più caro Amico che abbiam
- Japanese: イエス様は友達
- Kekchi: Li Jesus narahok qe
- Khmer (Cambodian): ព្រះយេស៊ូវជាសម្លាញ់យើង
- Korean: 예수님은 우리 친구
- Latvian: Jēzus — mūsu mīļais draugs
- Lithuanian: Jėzus mūsų draugas
- Malagasy: I Jesoa dia namantsika
- Mandarin (Romanized/Pinyin): Yēsū shì wǒ hǎopéngyǒu
- Mongolian: Есүс бидний хайртай найз
- Norwegian: Jesus er vår kjæreste venn
- Polish: Jezus to przyjaciel nasz
- Portuguese: O Melhor Amigo É Jesus
- Romanian: Isus prieten ne este
- Russian: Верный Друг Иисус Христос
- Samoan: Iesu O La Tatou Uo Pele
- Spanish: Fiel amigo es Jesús
- Swedish: Jesus är vår käre vän
- Tagalog: Si Jesus ay Mapagmahal na Kaibigan
- Tahitian: Iesu tō’u hoa hani
- Thai: พระเยูซเป็นเพื่อนรักเรา
- Tongan: Sīsū Hotau Kaumeʻa ʻOfá
- Ukrainian: Він наш вірний друг
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1944 or earlier.
Public domain (not renewed)
Earliest known source: The Instructor (October 1944).
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net:
The Instructor (1930–1970), Oct 1944.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Jesus is our loving friend. He is always near. He will guide us when we pray; Ev’ry child is dear.
2. Rev’rently and sweetly now, We our voices raise. Jesus is our loving friend, And we sing his praise.
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