I Have Found a Friend Indeed

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I have found a Friend indeed, who supplies my every need

Author: Johnson Oatman
Tune: [I have found a friend indeed]
Published in 6 hymnals

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1 I have found a friend indeed,
Who supplies my ev’ry need,
My Savior, precious Savior;
With the eye of faith sublime,
I can see Him all the time,
And He’s with me all the way.

Refrain:
Hallelujah! I am walking with my Savior,
My Savior, precious Savior,
And He keeps me in His perfect love and favor,
And I never have to walk alone.

2 He has washed me from all sin,
He has made me pure within,
My Savior, precious Savior;
He hath made my spirit whole,
Spoken peace to my poor soul,
And He blesses me each day. [Refrain]

3 When I have a heavy trial,
He bestows on me a smile,
My Savior, precious Savior;
And I find no other rest,
Like the haven of His breast,
For a present help is He. [Refrain]

4 He’s prepared a home for me,
Over by the crystal sea,
My Savior, precious Savior;
When life’s fitful dream is o’er,
I will dwell upon that shore,
Thro’ a bright eternity. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Faith and Hope #96

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Author: Johnson Oatman

Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the church. Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher. For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton… Go to person page >

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First Line:	I have found a Friend indeed, who supplies my every need
Title:	I Have Found a Friend Indeed
Author:	Johnson Oatman
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Hallelujah, I am walking with my Savior
Copyright:	Public Domain