The New Church Hymnal ‎#23

23. Our Great Savior

1 Jesus! What a Friend for sinners!
Jesus! Lover of my soul!
Friends may fail me, foes assail me;
He, my Savior, makes me whole.

Refrain:
Hallelujah! what a Savior!
Hallelujah! what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving,
He is with me to the end.

2 Jesus! What a Strength in weakness!
Let me hide myself in Him;
Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing,
He, my Strength, my vict'ry wins. [Refrain]

3 Jesus! What a Help in sorrow!
While the billows o'er me roll,
Even when my heart is breaking,
He, my Comfort, helps my soul. [Refrain]

4 Jesus! What a Guide and Keeper!
While the tempest still is high,
Storms about me, night o'ertakes me,
He, my Pilot, hears my cry. [Refrain]

5 Jesus! I do now receive Him;
More than all in Him I find.
He hath granted me forgiveness;
I am His, and He is mine. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus! What a Friend for sinners!
• Title: Our Great Savior
• Author: J. Wilbur Chapman
• Refrain First Line: Hallelujah! What a Savior!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1976
• Topic: Christ: Refuge; God: The Son; Fellowship; Salvation
• Copyright: Copyright 1910. Renewal, 1938, by R. Harkness. Assigned to Hope Publishing Co.
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Jesus! What a Friend for sinners!]
• Composer: Rowland W. Pritchard
• Arranger: Robert Harkness
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Copyright 1910. Renewal, 1938, by R. Harkness. Assigned to Hope Publishing Co.
• Notes: Now Public Domain