186- I've Found a Friend
Jesus Christ: Love of Christ for Us
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.
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.
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.
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.