1
\nI’ve found a Friend; oh, such a Friend!
\nHe loved me ere I knew Him;
\nHe drew me with the cords of love,
\nAnd thus He bound me to Him.
\nAnd ’round my heart still closely twine
\nThose ties which nought can sever,
\nFor I am His, and He is mine,
\nForever and forever.<\/p>\n
2
\nI’ve found a Friend; oh, such a Friend!
\nHe bled, He died to save me;
\nAnd not alone the gift of life,
\nBut His own self He gave me.
\nNought that I have my own I call,
\nI hold it for the Giver;
\nMy heart, my strength, my life my all,
\nAre His, and His forever.<\/p>\n
3
\nI’ve found a Friend; oh, such a Friend!
\nAll power to Him is given;
\nTo guard me on my upward course,
\nAnd bring me safe to heaven.
\nThe eternal glories gleam afar,
\nTo nerve my faint endeavor;
\nSo now to watch, to work, to war,
\nAnd then to rest forever.<\/p>\n
4
\nI’ve found a Friend; oh, such a Friend!
\nSo kind, and true, and tender,
\nSo wise a counselor and guide,
\nSo mighty a defender.
\nFrom Him, who loveth me so well,
\nWhat power my soul can sever?
\nShall life or death, or earth, or hell?
\nNo; I am His forever.<\/p>\n
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