Blessed Friend

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What a blessed friend is Jesus! When I come to Him in need

Author: William Stevenson
Tune: [What a blessed friend is Jesus!] (Sweney)
Published in 4 hymnals

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1 What a blessed friend is Jesus!
When I come to Him in need;
Choicest blessings doth He shower
When His promises I plead.

Refrain:
Blessed friend, dearest friend,
What a blessed friend is Jesus!
Blessed friend, dearest friend,
What a blessed friend is Jesus.

2 What a blessed friend is Jesus!
How He calms my guilty fears,
When my eyes to Him uplifted,
Show my sad, repentant tears. [Refrain]

3 What a blessed friend is Jesus!
How He fills my soul with joy;
O ye ransomed, sing His praises,
And your sweetest notes employ. [Refrain]

4 What a blessed friend is Jesus!
Saints and seraphs join your strains;
Harps and voices all uniting,
Praise the Lamb that ever reigns. [Refrain]

Coronation Hymns, 1910

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Author: William Stevenson

Late 19th Century Currently, our only data on Stevenson is that he was a minister. --http://www.hymntime.com/tch May be the same as William Fleming Stevenson. Go to person page >

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First Line:	What a blessed friend is Jesus! When I come to Him in need
Title:	Blessed Friend
Author:	William Stevenson
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Blessed Friend, dearest Friend
Publication Date:	1909
Copyright:	Public Domain