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91. The Lily of the Valley

1 I have found a friend in Jesus - He's everything to me,
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul;
The Lily of the Valley - in Him alone I see
All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole.
In sorrow He's my comfort, in trouble He's my stay,
He tells me ev'ry care on Him to roll.
In sorrow He's my comfort, in trouble He's my stay;
He tells me every care on Him to roll.
He's the Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star,
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.

2 He all my griefs has taken and all my sorrows borne,
In temptation He's my strong and mighty tow'r;
I have all for Him forsaken and all my idols torn
From my heart, and now He keeps me by His pow'r.
Tho all the world forsake me, and Satan tempt me sore,
Thru Jesus I shall safely reach the goal.
He's the Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star,
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.

3 He will never, never leave me nor yet forsake me here,
While I live by faith and do His blessed will;
A wall of fire about me, I've nothing now to fear -
With the manna He my hungry soul shall fill.
Then sweeping up to glory I'll see His blessed face,
Where the rivers of delight shall ever roll.
He's the Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star,
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.

Text Information
First Line: I have found a friend in Jesus
Title: The Lily of the Valley
Author: Charles W. Fry, 1837-1882
Refrain First Line: He's the Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star
Language: English
Publication Date: 1970
Topic: Assurance and Trust; Praise and Testimony
Tune Information
Name: [I have found a friend in Jesus]
Composer: William S. Hays, 1837-1907
Key: F Major



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