There's a Friend for Little Children
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"There's a Friend for Little Children" is a hymn
written by Albert Midlane
. It was written on the evening of 7 February 1859, and was known as "Above the Bright Blue Sky" before it was published. It first appeared in a book entitled Good News for the Little Ones in December 1859. The original verses were arranged differently, and its tune "In Memoriam" was composed in 1868 by Sir John Stainer
during a committee meeting for the 1875 version of Hymns Ancient and Modern.
Hymn
A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...
written by Albert Midlane
Albert Midlane
Albert Midlane was a British poet who wrote several hundred hymns, most notably "There's a Friend for Little Children"....
. It was written on the evening of 7 February 1859, and was known as "Above the Bright Blue Sky" before it was published. It first appeared in a book entitled Good News for the Little Ones in December 1859. The original verses were arranged differently, and its tune "In Memoriam" was composed in 1868 by Sir John Stainer
John Stainer
Sir John Stainer was an English composer and organist whose music, though not generally much performed today , was very popular during his lifetime...
during a committee meeting for the 1875 version of Hymns Ancient and Modern.