Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1433607 By C.C.Converse. By C.C.Converse. Arranged by Han-Ki Kim. Chamber,Christian,Classical,Religious,Sacred. 25 pages. Han-Ki Kim #1013839. Published by Han-Ki Kim (A0.1433607). “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” is a Chriatian hymn written in 1855 by preacher Joseph M. Scriven. The motive for writing this poem was to comfort his mother, who was in Ireland while M.Scriven was living in Canada, when she lay sick in her bed. Scriven originally wrote this poem anonymously, and it was not until 1880 that his name became known. The hymn's melody was composed by Charles Crozat Converse in 1868. I quoted this beautiful melody and arranged it into a small violin concerto format.