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[I have a Friend so precious]

Appears in 28 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Joseph D. Little Incipit: 55112 33344 123 Used With Text: My Lord and I

My Lord and I

Author: Mrs. L. Shorey Appears in 113 hymnals First Line: I have a Friend so precious Used With Tune: [I have a Friend so precious]

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Author: Mary A. Lancaster Hymnal: Timeless Truths #283 Meter: 7.6.8.6.8.6.7.4 First Line: I have a Friend so precious Lyrics: 1 I have a Friend so precious, So very dear to me, He loves me with a tender love, He loves me faithfully; I could not live apart from Him, I love to feel Him nigh; And so we dwell together, My Lord and I. 2 Sometimes I’m faint and weary, He knows that I am weak; And as He bids me lean on Him, His help I’ll gladly seek; He leads me in the path of light, Beneath a sunny sky; And so we walk together, My Lord and I. 3 He knows how much I love Him, He knows I love Him well; But with what love He loveth me, My tongue can never tell; It is an everlasting love In ever rich supply; And so we love each other, My Lord and I. 4 I tell Him all my sorrows, I tell Him all my joys, I tell Him all that pleases me, I tell Him what annoys; He tells me what I ought to do, Hs tells me what to try; And so we talk together, My Lord and I. 5 He knows how I am longing Some weary soul to win, And so He bids me go and speak A loving word for Him; He bids me tell His wondrous love, And why He came to die; And so we work together, My Lord and I. Scripture: James 2:23 Tune Title: [I have a Friend so precious]

My Lord and I

Author: Mary Ann Elizabeth Shorey Lancaster Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #4429 First Line: I have a friend so precious Lyrics: 1. I have a friend so precious, So very dear to me, He loves me with a tender love, He loves me faithfully; I could not live apart from Him, I love to feel Him nigh; And so we dwell together, My Lord and I. 2. Sometimes I’m faint and weary, He knows that I am weak; And as He bids me lean on Him, His help I’ll gladly seek; He leads me in the path of light, Beneath a sunny sky; And so we dwell together, My Lord and I. 3. He knows how much I love Him, He knows I love Him well; But with what love He loveth me, My tongue can never tell; It is an everlasting love In ever rich supply; And so we dwell together, My Lord and I. 4. I tell Him all my sorrows, I tell Him all my joys, I tell Him all that pleases me, I tell Him what annoys; He tells me what I ought to do, Hs tells me what to try; And so we dwell together, My Lord and I. 5. He knows how I am longing Some weary soul to win, And so He bids me go and speak A loving word for Him; He bids me tell His wondrous love, And why He came to die; And so we dwell together, My Lord and I. Languages: English Tune Title: [I have a friend so precious]

My Lord and I

Author: Mrs. L. Shorey Hymnal: Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 5 and 6 Combined #57 (1911) First Line: I have a friend so precious, so very Topics: Comfort; Consecration; Fellowship; Prayer; Solo; Sympathy of Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [I have a friend so precious, so very]

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Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "My Lord and I" in Choice Hymns No. 1 In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

L. Shorey

1851 - 1951 Person Name: Mary A. Lancaster Author of "My Lord and I" in Timeless Truths L. Shorey (Mary Ann Elizabeth Lancaster, née Shorey), was born in London, Jan. 27, 1851, and now (1906) resides in Forest Drive, Leyonstone, Essex. She is the author of many hymns and poems which have appeared as leaflets, in her The Broken Angel, and other Poems, 1892, and elsewhere. Three of them, first printed in the Baptist newspaper and included in the 1902 edition of Hymns of Consecration and Faith, are:— 1. I have a Friend so precious. [The Love of Christ.] "Written one Sunday morning in the summer of 1890. While busy with household affairs some thoughts suggested by the sermon heard the previous evening (on St. Matt. xi. 29) at Leytonstone, began to shape themselves in rhyme." The complete hymn was first printed in the Baptist for Dec. 26, 1890, and then in the Broken Angel, 1892, p. 53. It has had a circulation of over 127,000 in leaflet form, and has been published in sheet form by Messrs. Weekes & Co. as My Lord and I, set to a melody said to have been sung in France by the persecuted Huguenots three hundred years ago. 2. Think of Jesus in the morning. [The Thought of Jesus.] Written Nov. 1900 and printed in the Baptist in Dec. 1900. 3. Walking with Jesus day by day. {Consecration.] Published in the Baptist in Sept. 1894. See a fuller notice in the Baptist, July 18, 1902, p. 37. Mrs. Lancaster, we may add, is a member of the Church of England. Her nom de plume is "L. Shorey," hence the name "Mrs. L. Shorey " in some collections. [Rev. James Mearnes, M.S.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)