<P> The hymn also has many versions with different lyrics in multiple languages . The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal notes, "In spite of the fact that this hymn, with its tune, has been criticized as being too much on the order of the sentimental gospel type, its popularity remains strong, and the hymn retains a place in modern hymnals ." In some settings, the lyrics have been matched to other tunes such as the Welsh "Calon Lân" (originally wedded to the Welsh poem translated as "A Pure Heart"). </P> <Ul> <Li> Washington Phillips, as "Jesus Is My Friend" (1928, Columbia Records) </Li> <Li> Bing Crosby (1951, Beloved Hymns) </Li> <Li> Rosemary Clooney (1959, Hymns from the Heart, MGM Records) </Li> <Li> Ella Fitzgerald with the Ralph Carmichael Choir (1967, Brighten the Corner) </Li> <Li> Aretha Franklin (1972, Amazing Grace) </Li> <Li> Alan Price used the tune for his song "Changes" in the 1973 film O Lucky Man!, which was reused in a Volkswagen commercial of the same name with Paula Hamilton in the 1980s . </Li> <Li> Glen Campbell (1989, Favorite Hymns) </Li> <Li> Driving Miss Daisy (1989) sung at Little Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia </Li> <Li> Ike & Tina Turner (1974, The Gospel According to Ike & Tina) </Li> <Li> The John Tesh Project (2000, Pure Hymns) </Li> <Li> Amy Grant recorded it as part of the medley "What a Friend We Have in Jesus / Old Rugged Cross / How Great Thou Art" on her 2002 studio album Legacy...Hymns and Faith, and later included on her 2015 compilation album Be Still and Know...Hymns & Faith . </Li> <Li> Alan Jackson (2006, Precious Memories) </Li> <Li> Brad Paisley (2008, Play) </Li> <Li> Ronnie Milsap (2009, Then Sings My Soul) </Li> <Li> Monty Alexander (2013, Uplift 2) </Li> </Ul> <Li> Washington Phillips, as "Jesus Is My Friend" (1928, Columbia Records) </Li> <Li> Bing Crosby (1951, Beloved Hymns) </Li>

Poem what a friend we have in jesus