Morning Song ~ I’ve Found a Friend
“I’ve Found a Friend” I’ve found a Friend, oh, such a Friend! He loved me ere I knew Him; He drew me with the cords of love, And thus He bound me to Him. And round my heart still closely twine Those ties which naught can sever, For I am His, and He is mine, Forever and forever. I’ve found a Friend, oh, such a Friend! He bled, He died to save me: And not alone the gift of life, But His own Self He gave me! Naught that I have mine own I call, I’ll hold it for the Giver, My heart, my strength, my life, my all Are His, and His forever. I’ve found a Friend, oh, such a Friend! All pow’r to Him is given, To guard me on my onward course, And bring me safe to Heaven. Th’ eternal glories gleam afar, To nerve my faint endeavor; So now to watch, to work, to war, And then to rest forever. I’ve found a Friend, oh, such a Friend! So kind and true and tender, So wise a Counselor and Guide, So mighty a Defender! From Him Who loves me now so well What pow’r my soul can sever? Shall life or death, shall earth or hell? No! I am His forever. Words by James G. Small / Music by George C. Stebbins
"A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother." -Proverbs 18:24