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This arrangement is rated at an Beginner level, featuring authentic harmony across approximately 32 measures.

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There's not a Friend like the lowly Jesus (Hymn 992)

Q: What key, meter and tempo is There's not a Friend like the lowly Jesus (Hymn 992) composed in?

There's not a Friend like the lowly Jesus (Hymn 992) by George Crawford Hugg is composed in the key of F Major, set to 4/2 time signature, with an authentic performance tempo of 88 BPM.

Artist / Composer: George Crawford Hugg

Key F Major

Meter 4/2

Tempo 88 BPM

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Verse 1: There's not a Friend like the lowly Jesus: No, not one! no, not one! None else could heal all our souls' diseases: No, not one! no, not one! Verse 2: No friend like Him is so high and holy, No, not one! no, not one! And yet no friend is so meek and lowly, No, not one! no, not one! Verse 3: There's not an hour that He is not near us, No, not one! no, not one! No night so dark, but His love can cheer us, No, not one! no, not one! Verse 4: Did ever saint find this Friend forsake him? No, not one! no, not one! Or sinner find that He would not take him? No, not one! no, not one! Verse 5: Was e'er a gift like the Savior given? No, not one! no, not one! Will He refuse us the bliss of heaven? No, not one! no, not one!

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There's not a Friend like the lowly Jesus (Classic Hymn #992) is a cherished standard of sacred Christian hymnody, classified under Gospel (The Savior). Featuring lyric poetry by Johnson Oatman Jr. and musical setting by George Crawford Hugg, this arrangement is composed in F Major (4/2 time, 10.6.10.6. with chorus.). Perfectly suited for Sunday worship preludes, offertories, choral anthems, and home devotional practice.

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