Jesus Is the Best Friend to Me

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I have a Friend, the best of all to me

Author: Cyrus S. Nusbaum
Tune: [I have a Friend, the best of all to me]
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1 I have a Friend, the best of all to me;
He gave His life that I His love might see;
He is my Friend through all eternity;
Jesus is the best Friend to me.

Refrain:
Jesus is the best Friend to me,
Jesus is the best Friend to me;
He knows me through and through,
His love to me is true;
His love to me is true;
Yes, Jesus is the best Friend to me.

2 I have a Friend, I wish you knew Him, too;
He came to me, my heart was so untrue,
He spoke the word—my life He did renew;
Jesus is the best Friend to me. [Refrain]

3 I have a Friend your heart will want to know;
He shed His blood to cleanse it white as snow;
He longs to come and cast our every foe;
Jesus is the best Friend to me. [Refrain]

4 I have a Friend, when toil and cares are o’er,
Who waits to greet us on the other shore;
Oh, what a joy to meet and part no more!
Jesus is the best Friend to me. [Refrain]

Source: Great Revival Hymns #30

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Author: Cyrus S. Nusbaum

Rv Cyrus Sylvester Nusbaum DD USA 1861-1937. Born at Middlebury, IN, he completed his education and taught school in Marion County, KS. In 1886 he married Harriett Eleanor Erwin, and they had two children: Hazel and Mark. That year he was ordained a Methodist minister and pastored at Douglass, Goddard, Wichita, and Kingman, KS. He served as educational secretary at Southwestern College, Winfield, KS, 1895-1897. He pastored at Ottawa, KS, 1897-1903. He became presiding elder of the Independent District, 1903-1907, and pastor at Parsons, KS, 1908-1914. In 1914 he was appointed an evangelist for the Methodist Conference. During WW1 he was a US Army Captain working as an American Red Cross inspector in France. After the war, he often s… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line:	I have a Friend, the best of all to me
Title:	Jesus Is the Best Friend to Me
Author:	Cyrus S. Nusbaum
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Jesus is the best Friend to me
Publication Date:	1911
Copyright:	Public Domain