186 I ve Found a Friend
[1]
I ve found a Friend; oh such a Friend!
He loved me ere I knew Him;
He drew me with the cords of love
And thus He bound me to Him.
And round my heart still closely twine
Those ties which nought can sever
For I am His and He is mine
Forever and forever.
I ve found a Friend; oh such a Friend!
He loved me ere I knew Him;
He drew me with the cords of love
And thus He bound me to Him.
And round my heart still closely twine
Those ties which nought can sever
For I am His and He is mine
Forever and forever.
[2]
I ve found a Friend; oh such a Friend!
He bled He died to save me;
And not alone the gift of life
But His own self He gave me.
Nought that I have my own I call
I hold it for the Giver;
My heart my strength my life my all
Are His and His forever.
I ve found a Friend; oh such a Friend!
He bled He died to save me;
And not alone the gift of life
But His own self He gave me.
Nought that I have my own I call
I hold it for the Giver;
My heart my strength my life my all
Are His and His forever.
[3]
I ve found a Friend; oh such a Friend!
All power to Him is given;
To guard me on my upward course
And bring me safe to heaven.
The eternal glories gleam afar
To nerve my faint endeavor;
So now to watch to work to war
And then to rest forever.
I ve found a Friend; oh such a Friend!
All power to Him is given;
To guard me on my upward course
And bring me safe to heaven.
The eternal glories gleam afar
To nerve my faint endeavor;
So now to watch to work to war
And then to rest forever.
[4]
I ve found a Friend; oh such a Friend!
So kind and true and tender
So wise a counselor and guide
So mighty a defender.
From Him who loveth me so well
What power my soul can sever?
Shall life or death or earth or hell?
No; I am His forever.
I ve found a Friend; oh such a Friend!
So kind and true and tender
So wise a counselor and guide
So mighty a defender.
From Him who loveth me so well
What power my soul can sever?
Shall life or death or earth or hell?
No; I am His forever.