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Joseph Scriven, described as one who lived the Christian life of service to his fellows, was born at Ballymoney Lodge, Banbridge on the 10th of September 1819. His father was Captain John Scriven of the Royal Marines; His mother was Jane Medlicott, sister of a Wiltshire Vicar, the Rev. Joseph Medlicott whom her son was named after.
"What a Friend We Have in Jesus" is a Christian hymn originally written by preacher Joseph M. Scriven as a poem in 1855 to comfort his mother, who was living in Ireland while he was in Canada. [2] Scriven originally published the poem anonymously, and only received full credit for it in the 1880s. [3]
Joseph M. Scriven (1819–1886) Irish poet. Lawrence L. E. Scriven (1931-2007) American Professor of Chemical Engineering; Margaret Scriven (1912–2001) British tennis player. Mary Stenson Scriven (born 1962) United States federal judge. Michael Scriven (born 1928) British-born polymath and academic. Paul Scriven Baron Scriven (born 1966 ...
Charles Crozat Converse (October 7, 1832 – October 18, 1918) was an American attorney who also worked as a composer of church songs. He is notable for setting to music the words of Joseph Scriven to become the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus". [1]
William Bancks came to the area in 1833 and tried to organize the creation of a gentlemen's colony and a sawmill. The town is known for its monument to Joseph M. Scriven, writer of "What a Friend We Have in Jesus". He preached upon the village streets around the 1860s, and is buried nearby. [5]
Robert Murray M'Cheyne (1813–1843), Scottish preacher and minister of St Peter's, Dundee; Joseph M. Scriven (1819–1886), Irish poet, moved to Canada and wrote What a Friend We Have in Jesus; William Henry Green (1825–1900), chairman of the Old Testament committee for the American Standard Version (1901)
Joseph M. Scriven, author of the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus". William Sims, U.S. Naval Admiral, awarded 1921 Pulitzer Prize for History. Ron Smith, NHL hockey player. Ambrose Thomas Stanton, Chief Medical Officer for the British colonies. Born in Kendal and attended Port Hope High School. [46] Paul Terbenche, NHL hockey player. [47]
Lukas Media LLC (FishFlix), released the full-length documentary Friends in Jesus DVD, The stories and Hymns of Cecil Frances Alexander and Joseph Scriven in 2011. The 45 minute documentary movie talks about the life of Cecil Frances Alexander and her influence on Christian hymns.