Hymn Story: Saved, Saved (I've Found A Friend Who Is All To Me...)
(Sam Stack) Both the text and music for this hymn were written by Jack P. Scholfield. He was born in 1882, in Kansas. In his early days, he was an educator. After teaching for a time, he became a traveling Evangelistic singer. In 1912, he joined the staff of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (now NAMB). After leaving the Mission Board, he moved to Kansas, where he went into Real Estate. After retiring in 1950, he moved to Missouri, where he lived until his death in 1972. During his years as a Music Evangelist, he wrote many gospel songs, including this one. These songs were purchased and published by Robert H. Coleman, Publisher of many gospel song collections. According to the author, this hymn was written in 1911. Scholfield stated that the melody came to him first. He then wrote the text to fit the melody. Robert Coleman published the hymn in several of his collectio...