Charles Crozat Converse

Charles Crozat Converse ( born October 7, 1834 in Warren, Massachusetts, † October 18, 1918 in Highwood, New Jersey) was an American lawyer who has become known as a composer of gospel songs.

Life

Charles Crozat Converse worked as a lawyer in the U.S.. He also studied music at the conservatory in Leipzig.

Work

Charles Crozat Converse composed sacred songs in the style of gospel song. His most famous song is What a Friend We Have in Jesus (1868, text by Joseph Medlicott Scriven, German by Ernst Heinrich Gebhardt What a Friend We Have in Jesus ).