Coronation Hymns ‎#13

13. Blessed Friend

1 What a blessed friend is Jesus!
When I come to Him in need;
Choicest blessings doth He shower
When His promises I plead.

Chorus:
Blessed friend, dearest friend,
What a blessed friend is Jesus!
Blessed friend, dearest friend,
What a blessed friend is Jesus.

2 What a blessed friend is Jesus!
How He calms my guilty fears,
When my eyes to Him uplifted,
Show my sad, repentant tears. [Chorus]

3 What a blessed friend is Jesus!
How He fills my soul with joy;
O ye ransomed, sing His praises,
And your sweetest notes employ. [Chorus]

4 What a blessed friend is Jesus!
Saints and seraphs join your strains;
Harps and voices all uniting,
Praise the Lamb that ever reigns. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: What a blessed friend is Jesus!
• Title: Blessed Friend
• Author: Wm. Stevenson
• Refrain First Line: Blessed Friend, dearest Friend
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1913
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [What a blessed friend is Jesus!]
• Composer: Jno. R. Sweney
• Notes: Now Public Domain.