The New Christian Hymnal ‎#108

108. 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 naught 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.
Naught 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 pow'r to Him is given,
To guard me on my onward course,
And bring me safe to heaven.
Th' 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 Counsellor and Guide,
So mighty a Defender!
From Him who loves me now so well,
What pow'r my soul can sever?
Shall life or death, or earth or hell?
No; I am His forever.

Text Information

• First Line: I've found a Friend, oh, such a Friend!
• Title: I've Found a Friend
• Author: Rev, J. G. Small (1866)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1929
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Friend
• Copyright: Copyright 1919, Renewal. Hope Publishing Co., owner
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SUCH A FRIEND
• Composer: Geo. C. Stebbins (1878)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 D
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Copyright 1919. Renewal. Hope Publishing Co., owner