The New Church Hymnal ‎#22

22. 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 gifts 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 power 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 Counselor and Guide,
So mighty a Defender!
From Him, who loves me now so well,
What power 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: James G. Small
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1976
• Topic: Christ: Friend; Christ: His love; God: The Son; Assurance; Christian Life

Tune Information

• Name: [I've found a Friend, oh, such a Friend!]
• Composer: George C. Stebbins
• Key: A Major