The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12773

12773. I Am Jesus' Little Friend

1 I am Jesus’ little friend;
On His mercy I depend;
If I try to please Him ever,
If I grieve His Spirit never,
O how very good to me
Will my Savior always be!

Refrain:
I am Jesus’ little friend;
On His mercy I depend.

2 Very young and weak am I,
Yet He guides me with His eye;
In a pleasant path He leads me,
With a gentle hand He feeds me,
Chides me when I’m doing wrong,
Listens to my happy song. [Refrain]

3 He is with me all the day,
With me in my busy play;
O’er my waking and my sleeping,
Jesus still a watch is keeping;
I can lay me down and rest,
Sweetly pillowed on His breast. [Refrain]

4 I am Jesus’ little friend;
On His mercy I depend;
Jesus will forsake me never;
He will keep me safe forever;
How I wish my heart could be,
Loving Savior, more like Thee! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I am Jesus’ little friend
• Title: I Am Jesus' Little Friend
• Author: Fanny Crosby
• Refrain First Line: I am Jesus’ little friend
• Meter: 77.88.77.77
• Language: English
• Source: Royal Diadem by Robert Lowry and Howard Doane (New York/Chicago: Biglow & Main, 1873)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: TROMSØ, Danish tune; some hymnals give the author as Ella Dale, one of Crosby's pseudonyms

Tune Information

• Name: DORDOGNE
• Composer: William Howard Doane (1873)
• Meter: 77.88.77.77
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain