He Is Mine

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I have found a friend who cannot falter

Author: Haldor Lillenas
Tune: [I have found a friend who cannot falter]
Published in 3 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 I have found a friend who cannot falter,
All my deepest needs He can supply;
One whose love was never known to alter,
Strong, unchanging, faithful, ever nigh.

Refrain:
He is mine, He is mine,
Mine to meet my ev’ry need,
Mine to be a friend indeed;
He is mine, He is mine,
Hallelujah, I know He is mine.

2 I have found a Savior who could save me
When repenting unto Him I came;
Life eternal, hope and peace He gave me,
Joy unending, glory to His name! [Refrain]

3 I have found a counsellor unfailing,
I have found a comforter divine;
My protection ‘mid the foes assailing,
Best of all I know that He is mine. [Refrain]

4 I have found a pilot who can guide me
Over life’s wild ever changing sea;
Who in love will ever stand beside me,
Till my barque safely anchored be. [Refrain]

Source: Great Gospel Songs #7

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Author: Haldor Lillenas

Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line:	I have found a friend who cannot falter
Title:	He Is Mine
Author:	Haldor Lillenas
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	He is mine, He is mine
Copyright:	Public Domain