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This Wonderful Friend of Mine

He lifted me out of the darkness of night

Author: Lizzie DeArmond
Tune: [He lifted me out of the darkness of night]
Published in 1 hymnal

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 He lifted me out of the darkness of night
Where heaven’s own light doth shine,
He gave me a song that my heart doth delight,
This wonderful Friend of mine.

Refrain:
This wonderful Friend, this wonderful Friend,
Is Jesus my Saviour and King,
O praise to His name, He’ll love you the same,
Great joy to your life ever bring.

2 He buried my past in the Calvary tide,
I’m trusting His love divine,
Within my poor soul He has come to abide,
This wonderful Friend of mine. [Refrain]

3 To walk with the Lord is my glory below,
Earth’s pleasures I now resign,
In service for Him all my life I’ll bestow,
This wonderful Friend of mine. [Refrain]

Source: Uplifting Songs #26

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Author: Lizzie DeArmond

Lizzie De Armond was a prolific writer of children's hymns, recitations and exercises. When she was twelve years old her first poem was published in the Germantown, Pa. Telegraph, however, it was not until she was a widow with eight children to support that she started writing in earnest. She wrote articles, librettos, nature stories and other works, as well as hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: He lifted me out of the darkness of night
Title: This Wonderful Friend of Mine
Author: Lizzie DeArmond
Refrain First Line: This wonderful Friend, this wonderful Friend
Publication Date: 1917
Copyright: Public Domain
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Uplifting Songs #26

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