Podcast appearances and mentions of Joseph M Scriven

What a friend we have in Jesus,All our sins and griefs to bear;What a privilege to carryEvery thing to God in prayer.Oh, what peace we often forfeit,Oh, what needless pain we bear;—All because we do not carryEvery thing to God in prayer. Have we trials and temptations?Is there trouble anywhere?We should never be discouraged,Take it to the Lord in prayer.Can we find a friend so faithful,Who will all our sorrows share;Jesus knows our every weakness,Take it to the Lord in prayer. Are we weak and heavy laden,Cumbered with a load of care;Precious Saviour, still our refuge,Take it to the Lord in prayer.Do thy friends despise, forsake thee,Take it to the Lord in prayer;In His arms He'll take and shield thee,Thou wilt find a solace there. —Joseph M. Scriven

In this podcast, we will look at the life of Joseph M. Scriven, the Irish-born Canadian poet who penned the touching lyrics of "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." We will learn about how his personal struggles and trials led to the creation of this beloved hymn of faith. Have any comments, questions, concerns, or stories of healing?Email Highercausepodcast@gmail.comThank you for listening, God bless!

Note for parents After each episode of Household Hermeneutics, we are going to have a second, much smaller episode that will encapsulate the topic of the main episode and provide some resources and other useful things that you can use to teach your kids in a family worship setting. This week's main episode covered the authority and inerrancy of Scripture, so today's family worship episode is going to be about how the Bible is perfect, true, and does not contain any errors. Then we will work on a new memory verse together, and we will also memorize a question and answer from a catechism. As we usually do here, we will end with a hymn. Family Worship - The Inerrancy of Scripture In our couple lessons, we've been talking about the Bible. We've talked about how the Bible is divinely inspired by God, and how important it is to study and know it. Today, we're going to answer the question, “Does the Bible contain any errors?” So to start thinking properly about this, let's start with an illustration or 2. Imagine that you are trying to bake homemade cookies, and you are following a recipe from a famous baker who makes the most amazing chocolate chip cookies in the entire world. You have all the ingredients laid out in front of you, the oven is preheating, and you open the cookbook to the page with the recipe on it. Just as you've read through the first few steps and are starting to follow them, your mom walks into the kitchen and tells you that the recipe you're following has some mistakes in it, and then walks away. We'll come back to this illustration in a little bit, but first, let's look at what the Bible has to say for itself on this topic. John 14:6 says, “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'” Hebrews 6:18 says, “… it is impossible for God to lie…” 1 John 5:20 says, “And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.” Proverbs 30:5a says, “Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.” Okay, what do all four of these verse have in common? They clearly tell us that God does not lie, he cannot lie, as it is not in his nature, and thus every word he speaks is true. So, with that in mind, let's go back to the question that I asked at the beginning: Does the Bible contain any errors? We've already established that the Bible was entirely inspired by God, right? Every word of Scripture is God's Word. Now we've also shown that God never lies. So, how could the Bible, which is the word of God, a God who is always true, possibly contain any errors? If there were mistakes or errors or things that weren't actually true in the Bible, that would make God a liar, and we know that he's not. That would be impossible, right? Therefore, we can have confidence that the Bible does not contain a single error, and that it is trustworthy. The fact the Bible is inerrant, that it can be fully trusted to be true, is extremely important, and let me tell you why. If the Bible contained errors, then how could you know with any confidence what was true, and what was not true? You are reading and studying God's Word, and trying to learn how to glorify and enjoy the Lord, but how can you if there are mistakes? What do you do, and what do you ignore? How can you trust any of it, if you can't trust some of it? Let's circle back around to my cookie baking illustration from earlier. If the recipe you were using to make the world's greatest chocolate chip cookies had errors in it, then the cookies wouldn't turn out well, would they? In fact, there wouldn't be any point in even bothering to make them. The same is true of the Bible. There is no real point in trying to understand and live your life by the words in a book that you can't trust to be true.So, with all that said, we can be very thankful to God that we can trust him to always be truthful, and that we can His Word to be entirely true. Memory Verse John 14:6 - “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'” Catechisms Keach's Catechism Q. 5. How do we know that the Bible is the Word of God? A. The Bible evidences itself to be God's Word by the heavenliness of its doctrine, the unity of its parts, its power to convert sinners and to edify saints; but the Spirit of God only, bearing witness by and with the Scriptures in our hearts, is able fully to persuade us that the Bible is the Word of God. Worship Song What a Friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear!What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer!O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer! Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere?We should never be discouraged, Take it to the Lord in prayer.Can we find a friend so faithful Who will all our sorrows share?Jesus knows our every weakness, Take it to the Lord in prayer. Are we weak and heavy-laden, Cumbered with a load of care?Precious Savior, still our refuge— Take it to the Lord in prayer;Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer;In His arms He'll take and shield thee, Thou wilt find a solace there. Credits: Words by Joseph M. Scriven (1855), Music by Charles C. Converse (1868)Public Domain Fun fact: preacher Joseph M. Scriven as a poem in 1855 to comfort his mother Resource Recommendations What a Friend We Have in Jesus - https://youtu.be/znWu2HCJ92cWhat is Inerrancy? - https://youtu.be/zzIxAB3Mh0U

What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear; What a privilege to carry Every thing to God in prayer. Oh, what peace we often forfeit, Oh, what needless pain we bear;— All because we do not carry Every thing to God in prayer. Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged, Take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful, Who will all our sorrows share; Jesus knows our every weakness, Take it to the Lord in prayer. Are we weak and heavy laden, Cumbered with a load of care; Precious Saviour, still our refuge, Take it to the Lord in prayer. Do thy friends despise, forsake thee, Take it to the Lord in prayer; In His arms He'll take and shield thee, Thou wilt find a solace there. —Joseph M. Scriven

Episode 72: An Offering of Presence Order of the Service – Welcome – Scripture Readings: Psalm 145:10-18, John 6:1-21 – Sermon – Prayer – Thought for the Week – Blessing – Hymn – Closing Hymn: What a friend we have in Jesus Author: Joseph M. Scriven Alternative lyrics from Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.)‎ (Hymn will play in full at the end of the podcast.) What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! what a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer. Have we trials and temptations, is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged: take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness — take it to the Lord in prayer. Are we weak and heavy-laden, burdened with a load of care? Jesus is our mighty saviour: he will listen to our prayer. Do your friends despise, forsake you? take it to the Lord in prayer; in his arms he will enfold you and his love will shield you there.

Episode 61: Children of God Order of the Service – Welcome – Scripture Readings: 1 John 5:1-6, John 15:9-17 – Sermon – Prayer – Thought for the Week – Blessing – Hymn – Closing Hymn: What a friend we have in Jesus Author: Joseph M. Scriven Alternative lyrics from Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.)‎ (Hymn will play in full at the end of the podcast.) What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! what a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer. Have we trials and temptations, is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged: take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness — take it to the Lord in prayer. Are we weak and heavy-laden, burdened with a load of care? Jesus is our mighty saviour: he will listen to our prayer. Do your friends despise, forsake you? take it to the Lord in prayer; in his arms he will enfold you and his love will shield you there.

In this podcast I explore the song What a Friend We Have in Jesus  written by Joseph M. Scriven – for more information about the hymn visit: https://hymnary.org/text/what_a_friend_we_have_in_jesus_all_our_s

Come and join us as James and I talk about how we can use our prayer as an instrument of worship! Today's song is “What A Friend We Have In Jesus.” This song was originally written in 1896 by preacher Joseph M. Scriven in 1855 and was put...

Hello and thanks again for joining me for another episode of An Uplifting Song A Day (Keeps Coronavirus Away)Today's song was one of my mom's favorite, I feel closer to her when I sing it.See author information, scripture references and the lyrics below:Joseph M. Scriven, 1855copyright status is Public DomainSubjects: Friendship, Comfort, PrayerScripture: Exodus 33:11; John 15:13; 16:23-24What a friend we have in Jesus,All our sins and griefs to bear!What a privilege to carryEverything to God in prayer!Oh, what peace we often forfeit,Oh, what needless pain we bear,All because we do not carryEverything to God in prayer!Have we trials and temptations?Is there trouble anywhere?We should never be discouraged—Take it to the Lord in prayer.Can we find a friend so faithful,Who will all our sorrows share?Jesus knows our every weakness;Take it to the Lord in prayer.Are we weak and heavy-laden,Cumbered with a load of care?Precious Savior, still our refuge—Take it to the Lord in prayer.Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?Take it to the Lord in prayer!In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,Thou wilt find a solace there.Blessed Savior, Thou hast promisedThou wilt all our burdens bear;May we ever, Lord, be bringingAll to Thee in earnest prayer.Soon in glory bright, unclouded,There will be no need for prayer—Rapture, praise, and endless worshipWill be our sweet portion there.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/upliftingsongs)

Lagu "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" ini diciptakan Joseph M. Scriven (Irlandia) pada tahun 1855. Lagu ini mirip sekali dengan lagu "Ibu Pertiwi" ciptaan Ismail Marzuki. Kemiripan lagu ini masih menimbulkan tanda tanya. Bahkan, sempat disebut bahwa lagu "Ibu Pertiwi" adalah adaptasi bahkan plagiat dari lagu "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" yang dalam versi bahasa Indonesia berjudul "Yesus Kawan Yang Sejati".

In this week's installment of our Behind the Music: Exploring God's Witness through Our Favorites we encounter one of your most requested hymns...What a Friend We Have in Jesus. This sentimental favorite of multiple generations of the church brings words of comfort and peace whenever it is sung, comfort and peace that transcends any circumstance, comfort and peace that is yet another piece of evidence of the work of the Holy Spirit through the gift of music. Acapella, accompanied by a simple acoustic guitar, backed by a mass choir in the gospel tradition, stirred by a high-quality pipe organ...there is nothing like the presentation of the gospel story found in Joseph M. Scriven's poem from 1855 written to comfort his mother who was living in Ireland while he was in Canada. Our text, Matthew's recounting of Christ's parable about good seed and weeds as found in the 13th chapter of his gospel, points us towards the reality that Christ is indeed our friend who is with us always, in the good times and the difficult.

Text: Joseph M. Scriven, 1820-1886 
Music: Charles C. Converse, 1832-1918 
Shiloh Bluegrass Gospel 1. What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.2. Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer.3. Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care? Precious Savior, still our refuge; take it to the Lord in prayer. Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer! In his arms he'll take and shield thee;©2000-2011 Shiloh Worship Music COPY FREELY;This Music is copyrighted to prevent misuse, however,permission is granted soley for non-commercial copying.

The author of this hymn was well acquainted with heartbreat and tragedy. Listen to hear his story. Music on the show: David Neubauer’s CD “Sweet and Sacred” What A Friend We Have In Jesus Lyrics: Joseph M. Scriven Music: Charles C. Converse What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to...