Scriven had not intended that anyone else should see it. On Aug. 10, 1886, Scriven's body was pulled from a body of water near Bewdly, Ontario. Two monuments have been erected in his honor.

“What a Friend We Have in Jesus” was originally written as a poem by preacher Joseph M. Scriven in 1855 and later adapted into a song 10 years later.

The life and work of Joseph Scriven, the writer who penned the hymn What A Friend We Have In Jesus, will be celebrated 200 years after his birth.

PORT HOPE - Although North Carolina born and raised, a long-standing country music icon has become a global ambassador for Port Hope. Second only to ‘Amazing Grace,’ the hymn ‘What a Friend We Have in ...

PORT HOPE — Oh, what a friend Port Hope has in Jesus. Council officially adopted the popular Christian hymn ‘What a Friend We Have in Jesus’ as the municipality’s official hymn at its April 28 meeting ...