Southern Gospel · 1960I'll Be A FriendSongwriter R.E. WinsettMade popular by The KingsmenLyrics ↗ Sheet music ↗ YouTube ↗DetailsHymnal / album What LovePublisher Piedmont RecordsScripture connectionsReferencesVerses this song directly draws fromMatthew 27:11-14Mark 15:1-15Luke 23:1-5John 18:15-18John 18:28-40AllusionsVerses this song echoes or alludes toJohn 15:15