 The hymn is sung in Indonesian as "Yesus Kawan yang Sejati" and in Toba Batak as "Ise do Alealenta" and is popular in Batak churches, as well as in Protestant and Roman Catholic churches.Even though Indonesia has a statistically larger Muslim community, the hymn is quite widely known.Prior his death in 1958, the melody of the music was adopted by Kamsidi Samsuddin, the composer of the Ibu Pertiwi song.